bichir id any ideas ???

[L Aquatics]

I don't believe it either, Doesn't look like any lap or koliba i ever seen or own. It does look like a Japanese hybrid that I do own myself

 

[Onion01]

I don't believe it either, Doesn't look like any lap or koliba i ever seen or own. It does look like a Japanese hybrid that I do own myself

^^I agree, looks like a lapradei-hybrid of some sort

 

[Infblue]

once again, its either a normal guinea lap or koliba, and yes i have both, and i've also seen many pics of both. sorry no offense...are you hoping this is something its not?

ps. again 'koliba' is quite possibly just a guinea lap variant from a different river.

 

[channarox]

and this is the bichir master.

 

[johnptc]

once again, its either a normal guinea lap or koliba, and yes i have both, and i've also seen many pics of both. sorry no offense...are you hoping this is something its not?

ps. again 'koliba' is quite possibly just a guinea lap variant from a different river.

what would be different if it was a bichir bichir hard for me to tell from the photos

is there a ray count or ???

thanks john

 

[Infblue]

what would be different if it was a bichir bichir hard for me to tell from the photos

is there a ray count or ???

thanks john

Pbb has on average typically 16 dorsal finlets, whereas lapradei (all variants) typically has 13-14.

Caveat: dorsal finlets count alone can't be used as a surefire way to ID for species with close or overlapping count. e.g. i've seen both lapradei and Pbb with 15, granted it's uncommon for lapradei to have this many.

according to literature, the lateral scale count is slightly different (but overlap unfortunately). However, there are other physical differences, which isn't obvious or necessarily mentioned in word description (eg on fishbase)

in any case, your fish is very obviously not Pbb, even without counting the dorsal fins (which i counted is about 13). But my point is, even without knowing the count, the other features are all lapradei features (and the pattern suggests the Guinea ones, either regular, or perhaps Koliba).

 

[johnptc]

Pbb has on average typically 16 dorsal finlets, whereas lapradei (all variants) typically has 13-14.

Caveat: dorsal finlets count alone can't be used as a surefire way to ID for species with close or overlapping count. e.g. i've seen both lapradei and Pbb with 15, granted it's uncommon for lapradei to have this many.

according to literature, the lateral scale count is slightly different (but overlap unfortunately). However, there are other physical differences, which isn't obvious from reading the word description (eg on fishbase)

in any case, your fish is very obviously not Pbb, even without counting the dorsal fins (which i counted is about 13). But my point is, even without knowing the count, the other features are all lapradei features (and the pattern suggests the Guinea ones, either regular, or perhaps Koliba).

ok thanks.i will check back with anthony who imported it awhile ago.....

 

[shookONES]

My vote is Polyperus sp. Dabola. Cross reference your pictures with Toyin's photos. They looks strikingly similar.

 

[Infblue]

i think johnptc's bichir and the 'sp. Dabola' look quite different.

 

[StripeGirl]

I love it what ever kind it is.