Golden Amazon Catfish ID?

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Golden Amazon Catfish ID?

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I got this labeled as Golden Amazon catfish, but it also resembles a jumper catfish too, any ideas?
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Re: Golden Amazon Catfish ID?

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It's some kind of heptapterid, possibly a
Rhamdella
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it looks like the peacock bass in the background is eyeing up LUNCH.
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Re: Golden Amazon Catfish ID?

Post by Sfamnun »

Could this be something along the lines of
Megalonema platycephalum
?

I was looking through the Cat-eLog and noticed that
Megalonema platycephalum
looked very similar, at least in regard to the eye, fins and the location of the caudal spot.
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Re: Golden Amazon Catfish ID?

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Sfamnun wrote:Could this be something along the lines of
Megalonema platycephalum
?

I was looking through the Cat-eLog and noticed that
Megalonema platycephalum
looked very similar, at least in regard to the eye, fins and the location of the caudal spot.
I think so, someone else suggested same thing to me on another site, thanks for the input!
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