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Marc van Arc wrote:

Bathyclarias nyasensis

winner! Well done Marc- your turn

Carp37 wrote:Well done Marc

Actually a bit of a steal really - with only one species left it couldn't go wrong....

New fish a bit later on; have to think of something. They're going pretty fast lately

New fish:
1) I was described by a former motorcycle racer from the seventies (and 80's) and a former F1 driver from the sixties (and 70's)
2) They both are pretty famous
3) My genus name indicates you don't see me too often and also refers to another fish
4) My species name doesn't ring any bells. I (MvA) have searched a bit, but to me it means nope

Gymnallabes nops ?

kruseman wrote:

Gymnallabes nops

Plenty of "strikes" these days

Your turn!

Next one:

1) The common name of my genus has something to do with clothes.
2) I am old.
3) The water I swim in is black.

?

Marc van Arc wrote:

Callichthys callichthys

?

No....
The continent is correct, though, but a bit more to the south.
And: I am from a different family.

1) The common name of my genus has something to do with clothes.

Diplomystids -> velvet catfishes?

2) I am old.

described 1931.. reasonably old..
Or if the clue refers to the age of the Diplomystidae group, extremely old?

3) The water I swim in is black.

Black river... Rio Negro..?

a bit more to the south..

Argentina..

Wow, very good....
Besides:By doing this puzzle I learn a lot about catfish along the way.


The Diplomystidae group is (as I have read) a very old group of catfish indeed, hence the clue "I am old."

Kruseman wrote:

Besides:By doing this puzzle I learn a lot about catfish along the way.

That's why Grokefish started this way back when and boy, it was an effective way to learn! (and play ) Also keeps our brains from getting ick.

I'm baaack!
List is updated: Previously Listed Catfish

Marc - I must have squeaked a bit too loud - no moose but other niceties - see travel log/farlowella ID

Torbanite's up!

By doing this puzzle I learn a lot about catfish along the way.

I'll second that.
..and the more I learn, the more I realize how much more there is to learn..

New Fish

i) I am the only representative of my genus in the cat-e-log. There are two other known species - one of which may be extinct.
ii) I share several characters with the astroblepids (but I'm not one)
iii) My species names refers to a local god who, it is said, created the first man and woman from fish flesh.

Doesn't fit all clues, yet the one that I immediately thought of:

Marc van Arc wrote:Doesn't fit all clues, yet the one that I immediately thought of:

Euchiloglanis kishinouyei

No.

iv) I'm a South American.
v) You would find me in fast flowing clear water with a rocky base.
vi) Like astroplepus I have adaptations to allow me to grip and climb.

Marc van Arc wrote:

Lithogenes wahari

Correct!

New fish:

1) A bite of me won't harm you
2) I may have been named after a well known author, who also flew a Gloster Gladiator

Marc van Arc wrote:New fish:

1) A bite of me won't harm you
2) I may have been named after a well known author, who also flew a Gloster Gladiator

? (toothless catfish/Roald Dahl)

Carp37 wrote:

Anodontiglanis dahli

? (toothless catfish/Roald Dahl)

Winner

new fish:
1. (one of) my common name(s) is almost the same as my genus and species names
2. I come from a country that only has one family of catfish (unless there are any feral escape populations of other families)

Marc van Arc wrote:

Tandanus tandanus

Yes, well done Marc- your turn

New fish:

1) There's just one tiny difference between my genus and species name
2) I have no common name
3) One of my synonyms shows my type locality

Is it : Phyllonemus filinemus ?

kruseman wrote:Is it : Phyllonemus filinemus

Nope, but thanks for trying. The difference is even less.

4) I was described by someone with the same name as the actrice who played Sarah Connor

5) I have no keepers, 5 pictures and 2 synonyms

dawsonamelia5 wrote:hmmmmmm...this one's tough. got another clue?

Hello & welcome to this game. Another clue won't be necessary I'm afraid; see below.

torbanite wrote:

Silonia silondia

That's correct

All clues speak for themselves, except maybe number 4: described by Hamilton - actress is Linda Hamilton who plays Sarah Connor in The Terminator (oeps.... just noticed I wrote "actrice" in clue 4 - sorry for that)