Unidentified “prehistoric” catfish
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Unidentified “prehistoric” catfish
These guys came into my distributor in a shipment from Peru. They’re calling them “prehistoric catfish” and have no clue on actual species. Any insight would be great! This one is currently around 6”
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Re: Unidentified “prehistoric” catfish
While they’re very similar to Oxydoras niger, O.niger is generally identified differently by the exporters in South America. These arrived in a shipment alongside O.niger but identified as a different fish. They do have the lighter body and darker fins that are noted in the species info for O.niger as O.sifontesi. Possibly sifontesi?
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Re: Unidentified “prehistoric” catfish
At that size O. sifontesi is much lighter (with a bit of a brownish hint especially on light gravel) - I wouldn't put much stock in what exporters call fishes.
Hope that helps,
Jools
Hope that helps,
Jools
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