WOOT i got a new Snakehead. please identify!

[Euge]

Hello everybody,
I was looking around my LFS's for some small feeders and perhaps some shrimp for my rainbow snakehead, when i walk in a store and i stumble across a snakehead. So long story short. i bought it but the guy at the store didn't know what kind of snakehead it was. Anyways he's in the same tank as my rainbow, and it looks like their doing ok. Just hiding in a bush for the mean time. but anyways could some one please ID my snakehead. I have no idea what it is.

Couple of pics:

The new snakehead a bag getting use to the temp of the tank water:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/snakeheadbag.JPG

Another pic of the new SH in the bag:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/snakeheadbag2.JPG

Close up pic of its head:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/SHhiding.JPG

Pic of my rainbow and the new one both lookin at me:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/bothSHlooking.JPG

Thats all folks, sorry the picture quality isn't that good. they looked fine on my camera. But they didn't turn out so good on my PC. I'll try take more pics tmr when he's actually swimming around and more relaxed. But an ID would be GREAT!

Thx..

[IoStrisciare]

my guess is marulius or pleurophthalma..

[reefman]

my guess is marulius or pleurophthalma..
i would lean more to marulius, pleurophthalma don't have nostrals like that

[IoStrisciare]

i would lean more to marulius, pleurophthalma don't have nostrals like that

nice pleurophthalma u have in your avatar... i love that SH...

[DanDanUK]

It's a Channa Marulius. No question about it.

[Euge]

Thanks for the reply everybody. What have i gotten my self into. Its ok i'm moving house soon and will get a huge fish tank for it.

Dan how do you know for sure its a Channa Marulius? Could you please give me indications that let you know? I'm not doubting you i just want to know

[DanDanUK]

Thanks for the reply everybody. What have i gotten my self into. Its ok i'm moving house soon and will get a huge fish tank for it.

Dan how do you know for sure its a Channa Marulius? Could you please give me indications that let you know? I'm not doubting you i just want to know

Well the patterns on it's body is a clear indication on the Channa Marulius you could describe them as stripes down the body and tail.

And on the Channa Pleurophthalma the body has spots all the way down the latral line.

The Channa Marulius has a ocellus ( spot on they tail near the cauldal fin ) the Channa pleurophthalma dosen't !

[Heppy]

if its a channa maurilus that blehri will be dead in a month

[DiXoN]

it looks just like the marulius for sale near me.
dixon

[PhullTank57]

marulia or marulioides? :confused: can't keep w/ bleheri for too long... :(

[contender]

i've been lookng on the net for good sites to ID sh too... everything is drawings, and kinda out of date.

any good sites with scientif name and photos for IDing a SH?

[sgland]

i've been lookng on the net for good sites to ID sh too... everything is drawings, and kinda out of date.

any good sites with scientif name and photos for IDing a SH?

snakeheads.org has one that says how many dorsal, anal rays and pelvic fins
http://snakeheads.org/articles/raeuberbande/identificationTable.html

[Euge]

Oh lord what have i gotten my self into. Anyways the new guy isn't diong so good. still really skittish and whenever i come into the room darts behind the bush. However when i saw him in the fish shop he was fine! Swimming around being good. Hopefully he'll come out of his shell soon.

The new guys presence has affected my rainbow and he isn't eating anymore. And has colouration has turned deeper. he just likes to chill with the new guy.

Once i can get better pics of the new guy i'll post them up asap.

BTW what are the common names for this snakehead?