possible to id birchir with out pics...

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Hi guy unsure if can help me with these with out pics...
1.) albino birchir possibly upper jaw but not 100%..?

2.) Shop keeper called a leopard birchir it was marble patterned all over.?

not sure if this is possible to id any of these or not with out pics as im still very new to these guys but thanks in advance! :)
 
triggered said:
Hi guy unsure if can help me with these with out pics...
1.) albino birchir possibly upper jaw but not 100%..?

2.) Shop keeper called a leopard birchir it was marble patterned all over.?

not sure if this is possible to id any of these or not with out pics as im still very new to these guys but thanks in advance! :)
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Hi there, Albino Bichir is a variant of senegalus and its definitely a upper jaw species of bichir.

I never heard of leopard bichir . Are you sure it was leopard not lapradei ?if its not the later one then It could be a tiger delhezi or palmas palmas. Pictures would really help.
 
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Hi Humanbean thanks for reply! He did call it a leopard.. but im in india and alot of names etc here are very back to front lol... it is only a juvenile and pattern is much like the tail fin of the
Polypterus ornatipinnis shown in the sticky of this page above in visual reference guide for polys...
 
get a pic....interested to see what it is!
 
Haven't heard of anything else albino other than senegals. So 1 is probably a Senegal. And to the second one you described two species. A del would more than likely be referred to as a leopard bichir, but the marbled pattern could refer to palmas polli. It could also be referring to an ornate, so with the second bichir it could be a couple of things. But chances are number one is a Senegal.
 
triggered said:
Hi Humanbean thanks for reply! He did call it a leopard.. but im in india and alot of names etc here are very back to front lol... it is only a juvenile and pattern is much like the tail fin of the
Polypterus ornatipinnis shown in the sticky of this page above in visual reference guide for polys...
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So you have seen the fish in question?
 
I mabe heading past there tomorrow so will try get a pic if so.... it is very expensive for here nearly triple the price of the albino...
 
Ok so if you have seen them, did it have at least 75% of its body (or at least near that number) covered in black?
 
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