Cetopsid of some sort?

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Cetopsid of some sort?

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We picked this guy and a larger specimen of the same sp. up at the LFS for $6.00 each (they were labeled as "Baby blind whale sharks"!). Both of them were close to death, w/ a bad case of fin rot, but they are healing nicely. Now, the question is what are they? I was thinking Pseudocetopsis, but looking at the picture now, I'm really not sure.

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Post by Shane »

Rusty,
Looks like the photos of Pseudocetopsis that I have, but it does not look like any of the spp. I have photos of. Great acquisition.
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Post by Caol_ila »

Hi!

Welsatlas doesnt have many sp listed but one with blueish top and white bottom...Cetopsidae sp. "Peru" but the eyes are much smaller...how big is this one?
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The small one is about 3 inches, and the big one is around 4.5-5 inches. Caol_ila, which atlas? Burgess?
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Post by Silurus »

Looks like it might be <i>Pseudocetopsis minutus</i>.

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EVERS/SEIDEL welsatlas band 1
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The larger one is about 10 cm. Fishbase, which as we all know is often wrong on sizes, lists Pseudocetopsis minuta as 4.9 cm SL. Is that wrong?

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The only other fish that looks a bit like these is Tatia, or Centromochlus (both Auchenipterids) but those have very small or modified anal fins; that one has a nice, long normal anal fin. It looks a lot like the Pseudocetopsis pics in the Wels-Atlas!
Those tatia's etc have serrated pectoral and dorsal spines. If it hasn't spines, it's a cetopsid!
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Post by Silurus »

Dinyar,

I was mooching about the Fish Division library today to try and better identify your cetopsid. Didn't find much, but I think <i>Pseudocetopsis othonops</i> is a much better candidate. Plus, it's about the right size for your fish.

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