Please help with the identification of this large doradid.

matty · Post by **matty** » 11 Apr 2006, 16:20

what is this big doradid? please help its not a niger or megladoras.

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 11 Apr 2006, 17:12

http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/taxa/G ... didae.html

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 11 Apr 2006, 22:00

matty wrote:please help its not a niger or megladoras.

Clearly not a Megalodoras, what do you see in this fish that makes you say that about ? The scutes look a bit like right enough, but these develop a heck of a lot with age. What size is the pictured fish?

Jools

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 12 Apr 2006, 05:47

To my eyes its snout is too blunt for O.niger if you compare to these pictures.Secondly Oxydoras don`t have apidose fin as the one in matty`s picture.Could it be Centrodoras?

matty · Post by **matty** » 12 Apr 2006, 13:21

It is appx 12 total length.
Ive seen these fish before, on a fishing program the guy caught them near the outflow of a slaughter house in manaus he said the locals called them Heki does that ring any bells with anyone?

cbarb · Post by **cbarb** » 12 Apr 2006, 23:19

I have an 8" cat identical to yours, I am sure that they are centrodoras brachiatus. There is a picture and profice on this site, but there is very little info. Maybe someone out there knows more. I know mine is very peaceful and eats almost any food. He lives with several large Raphaels and synodontis cats.

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 13 Apr 2006, 19:33

it looks very similar xcept for the colour

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 13 Apr 2006, 19:43

take a look at this link

http://www.scotcat.com/doradidae/centro ... hiatus.htm

the nose is much blunter than on centrodoras.

TalenT · Post by **TalenT** » 14 Apr 2006, 10:09

Matty - Can you get a photo that shows the head in any different angle?

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 14 Apr 2006, 18:32

yes I can.
Matty

Please help with the identification of this large doradid.

Please help with the identification of this large doradid.

Re: Please help with the identification of this large doradi

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can anyone identify this large doradid