Whats this? Pimelodus?

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Whats this? Pimelodus?

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Is this a Pimelodus? What?

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I think that these are
Brachyrhamdia meesi
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Yes, definitely Heptapteridea.
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Have you got a full body pic?

They definately look like Brachyrhamdia by from the head pics only, iy doesn't seem to match anything in cat-e-log closely
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Post by Richard B »

Sfamnun wrote:I think that these are
Brachyrhamdia meesi
.

Now i can see the full body i agree
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