what am I?

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 24 Jun 2009, 17:59

I was going to post a link and say "It's well worth having" (particularly based on your username), but I found the price in the US quite expensive.

Either way, here's the link. You'll want to log in to Amazon via the links provided at the top of this forum. http://www.amazon.com/Aqualog-Loricarii ... 948&sr=8-4

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Mats

I've bid on one of these and many times bid on older copies of the Catfish Altas but they're always out of reach in no time. When I realized the diversity of catfish, I should have changed my user name to 'Smallish Catfish Banana" I like a lot more than the L numbers now. A lot more..

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 24 Jun 2009, 19:41

Haavard Stoere · Post by **Haavard Stoere** » 24 Jun 2009, 22:06

DutchFry wrote:
Ancistrini sp(lda70)

Spot on Tim

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 24 Jun 2009, 22:22

I come from the river of red macaws

According to my latin name, i'm marked for life

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 24 Jun 2009, 22:59

?
stigma = mark.. don't see any red macaw connection though.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 25 Jun 2009, 02:02

Looks like torbanite has this one but if not....
?
From Upper Araguaia River basin. Ara = red macaw family

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 25 Jun 2009, 09:38

Man! you guys are good!

I thought this one was difficult haha

Araguaia is Tupi for 'river of red macaws'

stigma is marked indeed, Ancistrus stigmaticus is correct!

Smallish catfish banana, it's up to you!

edit: actually i'm quite disappointed, i had such fun hints in mind! this Ancistrus comes from a place called 'Espirito Sancto' which literally means, the holy spirit. i had a great cryptic hint in mind based on that

what a shame....

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 25 Jun 2009, 14:38

edit: actually i'm quite disappointed, i had such fun hints in mind! this Ancistrus comes from a place called 'Espirito Sancto' which literally means, the holy spirit. i had a great cryptic hint in mind based on that what a shame....

Bummer! Those nice place-name clues don't come along often enough.

And I had a bit of help with this one because we did a 'stigma' fish earlier..It was the red macaw that took some serious goggling!
Previously Listed Catfish

New Fish:
a) I'm really small.
b) My name comes from a chair maker plus a fish plus a special feature found on Father Time and Santa Klaus.

Edit: Just looked at the fish list - it wasn't a 'stigma' fish, it was an 'insignis' fish!

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 26 Jun 2009, 02:51

New Fish:
a) I'm really small.
b) My name comes from a chair maker plus a fish plus a special feature found on Father Time and Santa Klaus.

New clues:
c) the area I'm from has the name of a South African Tribe but I'm from the middle of another continent.
d) My latin species name mentioned earlier also sounds like a English word that means speaking in a certain way, can refer to music, verbal reciting...
e) The chair-maker hint is not the kind of chair J. G. Stickley made.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 26 Jun 2009, 14:36

Maybe a give-away clue 'cos I'm running out the door to work..

F) Genus= sort of like, "The importance of being_____"

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 26 Jun 2009, 15:23

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 26 Jun 2009, 15:36

Or , because of the Bobos (Bobonaza area).

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 27 Jun 2009, 02:40

That's it!
- Named after A Ernst, who established the chair

of Natural History in the Universidade Central de Venezuela.
- Napo Tribe in Africa but Rio Napo in SA, Equador (middle of another continent)
- intonsus -a -um, unshorn, with long hair or beard; hence of persons, rude, rough; of country, wooded, not cleared.
- intone or intonation having to do with music/speech etc
- Small, 1.9"

Your turn Marc!

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 27 Jun 2009, 08:32

Next fish:

1) both my names seem not "scientifically" derived
2) in other words: they are both likely to be based on native names
3) my genus name sits completely

in my species name (*not mixed up or anagrammed; just as it is)

Who am I?

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 27 Jun 2009, 20:21

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 27 Jun 2009, 21:14

Thanks Dave, nice try.
But the species name is longer than the genus name.

3) my genus name sits completely

in my species name (*not mixed up or anagrammed; just as it is)
4) but clue 3 goes as well when the name is read backwards
5) my type locality sounds very much like one of the main characters from a well known film (all ages) based on a German fantasy novel

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 27 Jun 2009, 23:12

6) in another (animation) film my genus name is the name for an animal. However, in the book on which that film is based my name is used for quite a different animal.

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 27 Jun 2009, 23:55

Matt

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 28 Jun 2009, 02:52

?
Never ending story -atreyu and atreyi
Good eye for the backwards bit!

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 28 Jun 2009, 08:30

L number Banana wrote:
Rama chandramara
?

That's a winner, well done

3) my genus name sits completely

in my species name (*not mixed up or anagrammed; just as it is): chandramara
4) but clue 3 goes as well when the name is read backwards: chandramara
5) my type locality sounds very much like one of the main characters from a well known film (all ages) based on a German fantasy novel : indeed, Never ending story -atreyu and atreyi
6) in another (animation) film my genus name is the name for an animal. However, in the book on which that film is based my name is used for quite a different animal: Jungle book; Rama the wolf in the film, but Rama the bull in the book.

Your turn.

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 28 Jun 2009, 13:25

New fish:

a) I'm from a genus that's not on the list. Previously Listed Catfish
b) I'm from a family that's not on the list either.
c) I could be thought of as a tiny, carved sculpture or something to help you stay still.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 28 Jun 2009, 14:29

L number Banana wrote:New fish: b) I'm from a family that's not on the list either

To my surprise there are still 7 families unlisted. So for anyone who doesn't feel like checking them out, here they are:

Erethistidae/Chacidae/Scoloplacidae/Nematogenyidae/Cranoglanididae/Hypsidoridae/Horabagridae

Now let's find out which fish it is

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 28 Jun 2009, 14:32

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 28 Jun 2009, 14:39

This might be it as well:

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 28 Jun 2009, 15:43

Marc:

To my surprise there are still 7 families unlisted

I thought the families clue would be a give away until I checked it out - very surprising!

Much too big.

That's a better size!

I'm out the door to work again so when someone gets it, feel free to go ahead with the next fish. You'll know it's the right fish because clue three will fit perfectly! Both references in clue three are written in one line on the species page

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 28 Jun 2009, 17:39

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 28 Jun 2009, 17:53

(Anchor Catfish, keeping still)

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 28 Jun 2009, 23:38

Marc:

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

Good size but no match for clue #3.

DutchFry:

Hara jerdoni

That's it!

c) I could be thought of as a tiny 1.2", carved sculpture - Asian Stone Cat or something to help you stay still - yup! Anchor Catfish.

It's all yours DutchFry!

DutchFry · Post by **DutchFry** » 29 Jun 2009, 10:53

hurray!

next fish:

- according to my species name, i have long whiskers
- i share my habitat with Corydoras ambiacus

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 29 Jun 2009, 12:17

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