What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 13:49
These species were seen on a dive in Malawi lake (Africa).
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Dinotopterus foveolatus
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What are these Malawi Catfishes?
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Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 14:19
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 17:02
Marne
What's the background to these pictures. Do you know the photographer? They are very nice!
Cheers
Jools
What's the background to these pictures. Do you know the photographer? They are very nice!
Cheers
Jools
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 17:40
Awesome! The pics belong in the Cat-eLog if only possible.
What are those things on the first cat's head? Crustaceans, barnacles like on whales etc.? Looks to me a bit like fish lice. Can be?
What are those things on the first cat's head? Crustaceans, barnacles like on whales etc.? Looks to me a bit like fish lice. Can be?
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 15:09
Thanks!
These photos are from a member (juanito22) of AqOL Forum.
This is the topic where he posted photos of this and other fishes photographed in the Malawi lake during your dive. Feel free to contact him if they wish. They really are beautiful photos!
http://www.aquaonline.com.br/forum/view ... 14&t=32210
Tip: Watch the latest video with sound
These photos are from a member (juanito22) of AqOL Forum.
This is the topic where he posted photos of this and other fishes photographed in the Malawi lake during your dive. Feel free to contact him if they wish. They really are beautiful photos!
http://www.aquaonline.com.br/forum/view ... 14&t=32210
Tip: Watch the latest video with sound
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 16:24
They are not ectoparasites. Believe it or not, those are actually pits that are a normal part of the skin. Hence the specific epithet “foveolatus”.Viktor Jarikov wrote:What are those things on the first cat's head? Crustaceans, barnacles like on whales etc.? Looks to me a bit like fish lice. Can be?
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 16:33
Can't find the meaning/translation of foveolatus. What's that?
Re: What are these Malawi Catfishes?
Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 17:16
Victor
A google search got me to foveolate = pitted (having pits), which ties in with the explanation from HH.
HTH
Martin
A google search got me to foveolate = pitted (having pits), which ties in with the explanation from HH.
HTH
Martin