banjo cat, but who is he/she?

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 07 Aug 2003, 01:25

http://www.corydorasworld.com/planetcat ... njomalle_4
someone who knows?

Malle

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Aug 2003, 01:40

Looks like regular Bunocephalus coracoideus.

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 07 Aug 2003, 03:49

Yeah looks similer to mine also.

Yours looks quite big! Very Nice!

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 07 Aug 2003, 06:36

Hi !

To answer your question, it seems it is a female, when yo look a t the belly especially the end part near the caudal pedoncle, rather pretty rounded...

I ain't sure about the B. coracoideus, as your fish as some black stripes on the body that I have never seen on those fish!

Cheers
Yann

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 07 Aug 2003, 09:54

thanks for the answers,
ill try to take the fish out of the tank and get some better pictures of it one of these days, im not sure if its B. coracoideus, i had or still have the B.c and if i remember correct this one is lighter in the coloration and a little more bumpy head than the B.c. the B.c i think is the one they always have in the pet shop and is also one you see when you buy it and thats usualy it, this one is not shy at all, when its food they come but my B.c never came out when it was feeding time. i bought 4 of this one and 4 of Agmus lyriformis (B. verrucosus?) at the same time and they came in the same shipment to the store if that is some help to my question.

thanks
Malle

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Aug 2003, 10:23

Color is the last thing you should be looking at in order to identify asprdinids. They have all sorts of variation there, plus there are slight changes in color when they shed their skin. The dorsal surface of the head doesn't work (unless you compare B. coracoideus to B. verrucosus). I used to think that it did, but after seeing a lot more fish, I find variation there too.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 07 Aug 2003, 12:16

Hi!

It can not be B. verrucosus... that is for sure
But I found this one to be rather compact and large to be a coracoideus.
If you could have a look at the coracoid process of the fish and tell us where it's stop.

The coracoid process is the bone that is on the side of the belly, it 's start behind the pectora junction and goes on the belly side.

Cheers
Yann

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 07 Aug 2003, 13:43

the banjo heard some rumors that i was asking questions about him/her and took a run for it, if i figure out where its hiding or it figure out that its safe to come out again i will take it out and take better pictures of it and also check out the coracoid process.