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Platysilurus mucosus or Platysilurus malarmo or something else.. I am not sure

I am not too familiar with Platysilurus & it is probably one you've mentioned but my first thought was .

That species did come my mind at first but after a closer look at those spots on the side, it seem to match Platysilurus mucosus or Platysilurus malarmo.

but then again, I am just guessing here.

i thought that too but those Duopalatinus i've seen were quite variable, depending on size - that is of course presuming they were correctly identified in the first place

here is a close up

anyone ?

As per usual, Silurus might have an informed opinion but i think he's a bit preoccupied with being a new dad amongst other things...

Got this respond on another board.

"According to the book "Pecos del medio Amazonas Region de Leticia" the picture on page 500 looks , by the markings, like Platysilurus mucosus There is a piece of text on this species, but it is in Spanish."

Any other opinion ?

Thanks

ben

Maybe one of the "regulars" also has that book & might confirm....

well, bumped into this.. I think I got a match.

http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/images ... lurus.html

Looks like that's the one

Blimey - that's one long pair of barbels!
Nice fish - any idea on adult size? What is it feeding on?
Martin

Thanks guys.

This fish is currently on cut raw shrimp, bloodworms and small feeders.

30cm max as I was told.

Does it appear skittish if, when in a tank, its barbels are always touching tank walls (as it has such extended barbels)as in, some individuals of, Leiarius, Platystomatichthys etc ?

It behaves pretty much like a lima cat.


This is what you get when light off

Fantastic photo!!!

With the banjo beneath it gives the scale away (i think) - actually how big/little is this one?

This cat is about 4.5inches SL.

Strangely from the initial photos i took it to be a bit bigger than that (guess i should have sussed it from the substrate particle size)

wow beautiful fish kind of reminds me of my Pictus catfish