Albino Knife ID (better pics)

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JardiniBoy

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I managed to get some pics that are (marginally) clearer than the last ones. He's also a little bigger by now.

Does anyone know if there is a sure way of determining whether he's notopterus notopterus or papyrocranus afer? I'm still not sure and there's very little info out there about them. It does make quite a difference because p. afer gets about double the size!

Anyone?

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sorry im not sure about how to tell them apart, especially in albinoism, but its a beautiful fish
 
M|L;576902; said:
i've never heard of an albino afer knife. besides, i think the body shape is not very indicative of an afer knife.
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http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/Knifefish/ReticulateKnifefish.php

Above is a pic of an albino one. The biggest reason I think it's p.afer is because I think it swims as described below (quote taken from the link above):

"Most knives swim by rippling their dorsal or anal fin but this species gets around by undulating its entire body, much like an arrowana or an eel."
 
beautiful fish!
i'm not positive either, but i thought the body shape looks like the notopterus
 
M|L;576902; said:
i've never heard of an albino afer knife. besides, i think the body shape is not very indicative of an afer knife.
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chances are nopterus N. being that these fish are coming out of Thailand......

here's one i had..... before a albino shortbody asian stole it from me.......

and a alb. CK

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