Black shovelnose catfish????

blackwolf911

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I just picked up a cat fish labeled tiger shovel nose...but it's all black .. with a white streak going down the side... does anyone know what this could be??
 

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Jack Dempsey
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It sounds a little like a lima shovel nose [sorubim lima].
 

Zeke

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Baby tiger shovelnose are that color. Striped pattern comes at a little bigger size.Could be Sorubim lima like was suggested also. I gotta figure out how to post pictures as well. BAD!!!!
 

divemaster99

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Pictures would help. If it has a Pseudoplatystoma appearance then I want to say it's a juvenile.
 
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