Most definitely NOT S. nigrita?

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Most definitely NOT S. nigrita?

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Looks nothing like the adult pics I've seen...
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1234110129
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Re: Most definitely NOT S. nigrita?

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Looks like a hybrid to me.

Looks very similar to this one:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=25235

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Re: Most definitely NOT S. nigrita?

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It doesn't look a big fish anyway, this is euptera x occelifer i think (?)
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Re: Most definitely NOT S. nigrita?

Post by Birger »

It doesn't look a big fish anyway, this is euptera x occelifer i think (?)
I can also see both of these species in this fish.
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