ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 16:51
They were imported as Mystus sp., with the above common name. Maybe ? A pretty looking catfish, although I'm sure it will eat anything small.
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Re: ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 17:35
Re: ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 17:55
L.hosii
Re: ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 18:01
Looks more like Leiocassis micropogon. Thanks for the identification.
Re: ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 19:07
Hi Richard. Going by the pics on PC, I didn't think it looked like that species. Doing some additional looking around, I agree with you. It looks more like hosii.Richard B wrote:L.hosii
Re: ID on shovelnose marble catfish
Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 21:15
Hosii has the extremely narrow pointed head with small eyes typical of the fish in your photo.
It's a great fish, haven't seen them in nearly 5 years over here.
It's a great fish, haven't seen them in nearly 5 years over here.