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Some more Indian catfishes that i need id for:
This is what i think they are:
Rita gogra



Mystus armatus



Mystus malabaricus



Mystus vittatus



Silurus bimaculatus



Regards
Beta Mahatvaraj
India

I need an Id for this guy too. Think theyre from Thailand

The Indian fishes are:

Rita gogra
Arius dussumieri
Mystus malabaricus
Mystus vittatus
Ompok malabaricus

The Thai fish is

The Mystus are not easy to identify correctly. That's what I think they are, but I could be mistaken.

Silurus wrote:The Indian fishes are:

Rita gogra
Arius dussumieri
Mystus malabaricus
Mystus vittatus
Ompok malabaricus

The Thai fish is

Hemibagrus wyckioides

The Mystus are not easy to identify correctly. That's what I think they are, but I could be mistaken.

Thanks for the ID Heok

Silurus wrote:The Indian fishes are:

Rita gogra
Arius dussumieri
Mystus malabaricus
Mystus vittatus
Ompok malabaricus

The Thai fish is

Hemibagrus wyckioides

The Mystus are not easy to identify correctly. That's what I think they are, but I could be mistaken.

I agree with Heok Hee regarding correct ID for the Mystus. BUT, I beg to differ :

1. Rita gogra
2.Arius dussumieri
3.Mystus armatus
4.Mystus (?) definitely not vittatus, suggestive to bleekei (?) could Beta send another angle of the shot.
5. Ompok pabda, these fish are from Bengal.

Andrew

I agree with Heok Hee regarding correct ID for the Mystus. BUT, I beg to differ :

1. Rita gogra
2.Arius dussumieri
3.Mystus armatus
4.Mystus (?) definitely not vittatus, suggestive to bleekei (?) could Beta send another angle of the shot.
5. Ompok pabda, these fish are from Bengal.

Andrew

Andrew can u give me ur mail id. I can mail a higher resolution pic to u even though i dont have another angle.

Whats the diff between Ompok pabda and Ompok malabricus?
I checked the id in Ranjit Daniels's Fishes of peninsular India and the description seems to match.
These fishes were photographed at SIA's Shop in Chennai. Though my interest is mainly in cichlids, i have a keen interest in Indian native fishes so will try n keep posting whenever a new variety comes up.

You will find some more pics of Indian fishes here: http://www.indianaquariumhobbyist.com/community/

I don't believe that is O. pabda, as this species has only 48-54 anal-fin rays. I count about 70 anal-fin rays in your picture, which is very close to that of O. malabaricus (63-69).

beta wrote:

I agree with Heok Hee regarding correct ID for the Mystus. BUT, I beg to differ :

1. Rita gogra
2.Arius dussumieri
3.Mystus armatus
4.Mystus (?) definitely not vittatus, suggestive to bleekei (?) could Beta send another angle of the shot.
5. Ompok pabda, these fish are from Bengal.

Andrew

Andrew can u give me ur mail id. I can mail a higher resolution pic to u even though i dont have another angle.

Whats the diff between Ompok pabda and Ompok malabricus?
I checked the id in Ranjit Daniels's Fishes of peninsular India and the description seems to match.
These fishes were photographed at SIA's Shop in Chennai. Though my interest is mainly in c*****ds, i have a keen interest in Indian native fishes so will try n keep posting whenever a new variety comes up.

Hi Beta,

I think Heok Hee has answered your question about the difference between O. pabda X O. malabaricus.
I thought as much, SIA regularly gets these fish from Kolkata, and his suppliers source their fish from me. Fish such as O.pabda; Chaca; Hara hara & H jerdoni among others.
My e.mail ID is maltropi@vsnl.net

Andrew

Hi Beta,

I think Heok Hee has answered your question about the difference between O. pabda X O. malabaricus.
I thought as much, SIA regularly gets these fish from Kolkata, and his suppliers source their fish from me. Fish such as O.pabda; Chaca; Hara hara & H jerdoni among others.
My e.mail ID is maltropi@vsnl.net

Andrew

Hi Andrew,
I guess you run Malabar Tropicals then. Nice getting to know you.
Balachander of SIA is a good friend of mine. Please do keep in touch and maybe you can contribute to our forums at IAH.
I will try n send u the pics tonite.

Regards
Beta Mahatvaraj

beta wrote:

Hi Beta,

I think Heok Hee has answered your question about the difference between O. pabda X O. malabaricus.
I thought as much, SIA regularly gets these fish from Kolkata, and his suppliers source their fish from me. Fish such as O.pabda; Chaca; Hara hara & H jerdoni among others.
My e.mail ID is maltropi@vsnl.net

Andrew

Hi Andrew,
I guess you run Malabar Tropicals then. Nice getting to know you.
Balachander of SIA is a good friend of mine. Please do keep in touch and maybe you can contribute to our forums at IAH.
I will try n send u the pics tonite.

Regards
Beta Mahatvaraj

Hello Beta,

I surfed your site and was quite impressed. Carry on the good work. I do not know Balachander of SIA, though the owners Mr. & Mrs. Kumar are very old frieds of mine. I wait for the pics.

Andrew