ID help please

[K626]

My son was netting in the canal and caught this little guy. We're in southeast Florida. I can't seem to get a positive id on it, as it's markings match a few species. So he asked me to post here in hopes of someone knowing more than we can find out. Thank you!

 

[kno4te]

My guess would be dianema longibarbis.

thebiggerthebetter he would know.

 

[K626]

That's what I was thinking. It doesn't match the one I had previously, but maybe it's because it's stressed/ wild caught. He was so excited about it yesterday and just has to know lol.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

My guess would be dianema longibarbis.

thebiggerthebetter he would know.

Not my "4te"! Pun intended. 4te as in forte.

It's a porthole aka hoplo catfish, that's the extent of my knowledge.

If there is more than one possibility, I'd ask on Planet Catfish. I thought FL invasives are usually Hoplosternum littorale or some such.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Closely related thread: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/brown-hoplo-max-water-temperature.690093/

 

[K626]

Ok. Thank you! He catches all kinds of things from these little guys to mollies to some really impressive snakehead. But he caught this particular one and decided it needed a home.

 

[krichardson]

Ok. Thank you! He catches all kinds of things from these little guys to mollies to some really impressive snakehead. But he caught this particular one and decided it needed a home.

Tell him never to attempt to bring any snakeheads home as they are illegal.....in case he did not already know.