clueless..

benny · Post by **benny** » 20 Apr 2004, 19:30

Hi guys,

Got this from a peru shipment and have no idea what species it is.

This is suppose to be a new fish according to the importer. It's about 3 to 4 cm long. Total length.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Post by **Janne** » 20 Apr 2004, 20:00

It looks like a Parotocinclus species and maybe these http://planetcatfish.com/catelog/lorica ... /808_f.php
Not exactly but the species on the PC pic looks like it's sick (ich).

Janne

benny · Post by **benny** » 20 Apr 2004, 21:41

Thanks!

Parotocinclus sp. 3 "peru"

And that's not ich on the fish. This species grows up to 3 cm only.

Cheers,

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 21 Apr 2004, 11:44

Janne wrote:It looks like a Parotocinclus species and maybe these

Nope, the fish in question doesn't have an adipose fin, whereas the suggested Parotocinclus has. It's closer to a Hypoptopoma than Parotocinclus IMO.

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Apr 2004, 05:51

Looks like it might be Nannoptopoma, but I am too far away from my library to confirm right now.

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 22 Apr 2004, 10:44

Silurus wrote:Looks like it might be Nannoptopoma, but I am too far away from my library to confirm right now.

Apparently it comes from the Rio Putumayo, and only shows these colours when young.

Post by **Janne** » 22 Apr 2004, 21:22

No it was not sic

your pic was better...
And I missed the adipose fin...next time I will look closer

Janne

philtre · Post by **philtre** » 26 Apr 2004, 09:48

coelacanth wrote:
Silurus wrote:Looks like it might be Nannoptopoma, but I am too far away from my library to confirm right now.
Apparently it comes from the Rio Putumayo, and only shows these colours when young.

Do you mean that these specimens are young specimens? What would the adult specimen be? Any pictorial reference?

Thanks.

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Apr 2004, 13:47

Here is N. spectabile from the transfish site:

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 26 Apr 2004, 13:53

Hi!

Welsatlas Bd.1 reads that there is a species from Peru N.sternoptychum but gives no picture...
Size is said to be 3 cm max