Are they Malapterurus electricus?
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Re: Are they Malapterurus electricus?
Looks like a good ID to me. What did you think it alternatively might be?
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Re: Are they Malapterurus electricus?
I'm still pretty sure of the ID. There are several new(ish) species of Malapterus, but most are not exported. Do you know which part of Africa they came from?
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Re: Are they Malapterurus electricus?
There are other Malapterus 'sp' that look similar to M electricus, like Malapterurus barbatus a catchment location or country of export would be a help in narrowing down which species your catfish is.
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Re: Are they Malapterurus electricus?
I can see new information (to me) is that these are not all the same individual fish. Caudal fin pattern is an important help with ID as well as location as Medaka says.
For me, the top one in the image is M. electricus. The other two, if they are different, then we need to see more pictures of the whole fish.
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For me, the top one in the image is M. electricus. The other two, if they are different, then we need to see more pictures of the whole fish.
Hope that helps,
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