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ID of SA "ripsaw" catfish - more pics
Posted: 01 May 2006, 19:56
by Daniel Machado
Hi all.
Long time no see...
Can someone ID my ripsaw catfish? Comes from the amazon basin, is all I know for sure. It's an awesome cat too.
Juvenile specimen:
My specimen, from the same batch:
Any thoughts?
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 01 May 2006, 20:04
by Marc van Arc
Hi Daniel,
Surely you already knew it's from the Doradidae family. My guess would be young Anadoras grypus, but I'm not 100% sure.
Posted: 01 May 2006, 20:18
by Daniel Machado
Marc,
The only thing I know for sure is that it's a Doradid. It looks like the drawings I've seen of
Megalodoras francisci, BTW, but I'm just guessing...
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 01 May 2006, 21:09
by Silurus
I think you meant Franciscodoras marmoratus, and while I agree that it looks very close to Franciscodoras (Anadoras has a shorter adipose fin), that genus is only known from the Rio São Francisco basin.
Posted: 01 May 2006, 21:19
by Silurus
From the shape of the humeral process, I suspect you have a juvenile Hypodoras forficulatus.
Posted: 02 May 2006, 05:03
by Daniel Machado
Maybe it is... But it's 6" long already. Bigger than
Hypodoras forficulatus according to the cat-e-log. Gonna confirm the right origin with the lfs. The employee said "amazon", but who knows... Could be from São Francisco Basin too.
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 25 May 2006, 04:24
by Daniel Machado
Couldn't find out the exact origin of the fish, but here goes another pic of it, after the adaptation period:
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 25 May 2006, 12:21
by corybreed
Daniel,
Very nice fish. We do not see many unusual Doradidae here in the States.
Mark
Posted: 30 May 2006, 04:51
by Daniel Machado
One more pic...
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 30 May 2006, 09:41
by Silurus
Looks more like Franciscodoras now.
Posted: 30 May 2006, 16:29
by Daniel Machado
Silurus,
I think the LFS employee gave me wrong info... These fishes came from a distributor/wholesaler in SE Brazil. They just assumed it's from the North/Amazon, but they are probably collected locally. I'll keep you updated, to make it easier to ID. My cat is a real PIG...
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 30 May 2006, 17:01
by Mika
My cat is a real PIG...
..and it looks like one too
You should see my pair of Pterodoras granulosus after they have had whole banana for meal.
Posted: 05 Jun 2006, 19:54
by Daniel Machado
A few more pics...
What do you think?
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 23 Jun 2006, 00:44
by Daniel Machado
One more... Taken at night.
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 24 Jun 2006, 00:41
by LimaShovel
looks kind of creepy. but I think its what silurus said.
Posted: 06 Jul 2006, 23:24
by Daniel Machado
No more thoughts?
Best regards.
Daniel.
Posted: 09 Jul 2006, 16:09
by Jools
We should really add this to the catelog you know, it's not a species we have and I'd be tempted now to call it Franciscodoras...
Jools
Posted: 12 Jul 2006, 01:41
by Daniel Machado
Jools,
It got nicer after it settled down, didn't it? Gonna send you the pics ASAP.
Best regards.
Daniel.