What is my new Pimelodid?
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What is my new Pimelodid?
A random LFS find, never seen one like it. Looks like a pimelodus species but doesn't resemble anything I've seen in the cat-eLog. The LFS supplier/importer claims it came from Peru. It's around 5" (12cm.) in length. Anyway here's some pic's from the LFS before i took it home…
Africa: Claroteidae- P. monkei, 3-P. punctatus, A. occidentalis-Volta, 3-A. biscutatus, 2-N. macrostoma. Mocho.- syno. batensoda, 2-syno. pardalis. South America: Pimelodids-p. blochii, 2-platysilurus mucosus. Pseudopim's- 2-lophiosilurus alexandri, batrochoglanis cf. villosus. Doradidae-anadoras grypus, 2-rhinodoras dorbigny, 2-wertheimeria maculata
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Re: What is my new Pimelodid?
The more I look around it may just be calophysus macropterus, a.k.a.- Vulture Catfish?
Africa: Claroteidae- P. monkei, 3-P. punctatus, A. occidentalis-Volta, 3-A. biscutatus, 2-N. macrostoma. Mocho.- syno. batensoda, 2-syno. pardalis. South America: Pimelodids-p. blochii, 2-platysilurus mucosus. Pseudopim's- 2-lophiosilurus alexandri, batrochoglanis cf. villosus. Doradidae-anadoras grypus, 2-rhinodoras dorbigny, 2-wertheimeria maculata
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Re: What is my new Pimelodid?
You've just answered your own question.
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- yellowcat
- Posts: 136
- Joined: 08 Sep 2004, 22:15
- I've donated: $105.00!
- My images: 74
- My cats species list: 38 (i:36, k:15)
- Spotted: 40
- Location 1: Los Angeles
- Location 2: USA
- Interests: auchenoglaninae, pimelodidae, pseudopimelodidae, doradidae
Re: What is my new Pimelodid?
Hey, thanks! At least for once I was able to I.D. a fish before Viktor did!
Africa: Claroteidae- P. monkei, 3-P. punctatus, A. occidentalis-Volta, 3-A. biscutatus, 2-N. macrostoma. Mocho.- syno. batensoda, 2-syno. pardalis. South America: Pimelodids-p. blochii, 2-platysilurus mucosus. Pseudopim's- 2-lophiosilurus alexandri, batrochoglanis cf. villosus. Doradidae-anadoras grypus, 2-rhinodoras dorbigny, 2-wertheimeria maculata
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Re: What is my new Pimelodid?
Haha... by very, very far, more importantly before Silurus did ;)
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