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Just returned from two weeks' collecting in Sumatra. I have a ton of images (both fish and habitat shots) for the Cat-eLog, but here's a sneak preview of two among those to be added.

Nice shots. Looking forward to seeing them in the Cat-eLog, HH.

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Mats

Some more pics of catfishes in less flattering light taken in the market at Muara Enim. I've seen Belodontichthys dinema of about 40 cm SL in other markets this trip (the ones in the pictures were smaller). These are Bagarius yarrelli steaks next to the Hemibagrus (and that's my foot in the picture). Note the characteristic yellow flesh of Bagarius.

Oooo - getting a bit excited HH!!!

Here is a large (about 70–80 cm SL) Helicophagus typus in the market at Sekayu. Freshly-captured Kryptopterus macrocephalus have a vivid yellowish hue.

What an exciting trip! The photographs are wonderful: the H. hoevenii is my favorite - it has a certain luminous quality.

I like the shots of the food fish, too, and I'm glad you included those. I'm looking forward to more details of your trip. Are you collecting for a project related to your taxonomy work? I hope you will post more to this thread.

Deb

We also caught a very young Mystus bimaculatus... and a possibly undescribed species of Akysis

Nice pictures, the Akysis looks very nice !

i agree with bennyvis, that Akysis is stunning!

HH - what are the 'lumps' on the flank of the Helicophagus typus - that look like ribs sticking out of a malnourished animal? Clearly this was a well fed individual

Those are indeed the ribs, but this is typical of all large pangasiids you see in the market. Gravity makes the bellies of large pangasiids sag against the ribs, making them look emaciated.
Many of these large pangasiids were still gasping in the market.

Thanks HH

I wish i could've been there as there must've been some fantastic sights.

Great shots- this would make a fantastic article for Shane's World...

Hey,

Great shots- this would make a fantastic article for Shane's World...

Something like Peru series so we could see more of this breath taking photos

Who else thinks the habitat shot above should be added to the catelog entries of Silurichthys indragiriensis, Kryptopterus macrocephalus and Clarias leiacanthus? HH, can I have your permission to do that?

Cheers,

Jools

Jools wrote:Who else thinks the habitat shot above should be added to the catelog entries of Silurichthys indragiriensis, Kryptopterus macrocephalus and Clarias leiacanthus? HH, can I have your permission to do that?

Cheers,

Jools

I think the habitat shots are just as important as the shots of the species themselves...

Thank you for sharing Silurus!! Very aweseome pictures!

Jools,

You can go ahead and add that habitat shot (my bad for sitting on this). I have also emailed you a bunch of additional habitat shots from my Sumatra trip.

i love the habitat shot and the one of the Akysis. Thanks for sharing!

Did you try any of the catfish, as food I mean?

andywoolloo wrote:Did you try any of the catfish, as food I mean?

The only catfish I ate on this trip was pecel lele (deep fried Clarias, in this case cultured C. gariepinus). Pretty decent if done the right way. On previous trips to Sumatra, I have eaten tapah (Wallago leerii) and baung (Hemibagrus nemurus). Can't remember what else I ate, but I don't think I ever ate any of the smaller species.
Oh, I tried patin (pangasiids) as well. Too oily for my liking.

Wow! The pictures are coool! When I grow older, I want to do this I can't wait to see the pictures.

[I did my Individual Research Study Project on Catfish

P.S. The fish you collected.. Are they still alive?