This cat is not a bidorsalis nor a longifilis because the adipose it wrong. Some clarias sp. or farm hybrid.

Here is a picture of the hybrid your suggesting. As you can see from the picture this longifilis x gariepinus hybrid has a much different (smaller) adipose.

I don't think it is the longifilis as the head is fairly small. Here you can see a picture of a Heterobranchus longifilis (here it is crossed with a Clarias gariepinus Its wild caught so its not cross. I did look at the longifilis x gariepinus link you posted. The adipose on the cross isn't at the ...

Importer isn't telling me the location. Probably Nigeria

Birger wrote:There is also

Heterobranchus isopterus

but it has a limited known range.

Where was it imported from, mind you the two you already mentioned cover large distributions.

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Well, it is a Heterobranchus , but difficult to be sure beyond that. What are the names of the possible Heterobranchus sp, could it be? I only know of two that look like this. Bidorsalis and Longifilis. Bidorsalis often has a black spot near gill as shown in this pic. http://smg.photobucket.com ...

Anyone able to verify if this is indeed the Heterobranchus Longifilis ?
Note: There is a missing chunk of fin missing on the top fin.

This came in from the Congo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDP8fJU3x0Y

Anyone here confirm the ID as Heterobranchus Longifilis Catfish ?

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