I have just bought 4 Tawny glass catfish which according to my Baensch aquarium atlas are the above species. I can't find this species in the cat-e-log or a picture that looks quite right. Can i assume the name I have is out of date?
thanks
Floody
Ompok sabanus
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Ompok sabanus
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Re: Ompok sabanus
Thank you. Is the adult size in the Cat-e-log correct?
" Troy McLure? I thought you said he was dead?"
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"No, I said he sleeps with the fishes."
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Re: Ompok sabanus
I'd say it's at least in that region.
Our size, most of the time, come from scientific literature or scientific databases, such as fishbase. We also use "Standard Length", which means "not counting the tail".
I also expect that Baensch atlas having identified it as O. sabanus - which is now Kryptopterus sabanus - it is a bit larger - fishbase says 15cm SL.
[Shorter and more concise answer given by Silurus - who's the REAL expert in Asian Catfish]
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Mats
Our size, most of the time, come from scientific literature or scientific databases, such as fishbase. We also use "Standard Length", which means "not counting the tail".
I also expect that Baensch atlas having identified it as O. sabanus - which is now Kryptopterus sabanus - it is a bit larger - fishbase says 15cm SL.
[Shorter and more concise answer given by Silurus - who's the REAL expert in Asian Catfish]
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Mats
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Re: Ompok sabanus
Thanks both for your help 
" Troy McLure? I thought you said he was dead?"
"No, I said he sleeps with the fishes."
"No, I said he sleeps with the fishes."