Nigerian Clarrids in BBC photo

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Nigerian Clarrids in BBC photo

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see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/p ... html/6.stm

The clariids in picture 6 seem to have 2 dorsal fins. What might they be?
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Heterobranchus longifilis
, or the vundu. It's the largest freshwater fish in Africa.

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Post by Silurus »

From the relative sizes of the two dorsal fins, I think those are
Heterobranchus bidorsalis
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