Bichir Id needed Please :)

[Trimax]

Hi guys, any chance of giving this Bichir a latin name for me, bought him Yesterday he's around 13 inch's and has I think 14 Seperated Dorsal ray spines, No Markings except for a small black spot on one side of It's caudal Peduncle. I thought it was a Senegal but the jaw is huge and looks totally different to my other 2 Senegals:

Thanks guys

 

[beblondie]

Polpyterus lapradei and nice looking tank too-Anne

as for the color/pattern it looks stressed and should color up in a few days as it destresses

 

[Trimax]

Hey thanks a million, seriously I hate not knowing what a fish is!! thanks for the compliment I just posted a thread with lots of pics of my tank in the photo lounge http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231352 if you would like to see more. And nice to meet ya Beblondie!

 

[Trimax]

Polpyterus lapradei and nice looking tank too-Anne

as for the color/pattern it looks stressed and should color up in a few days as it destresses

Yeah it probably is, I took this pic a few hours after I added it to the tank so it's a brand new fish. It just needs to settle in.

Any idea where I can get some info on Polpyterus lapradei ?

 

[beblondie]

Nice meeting you and a hello to the big D also-anne

 

[Trimax]

Nice meeting you and a hello to the big D also-anne

The big d??

 

[beblondie]

Dublin

 

[Trimax]

Dublin

Ha ha never heard anyone refer to Dublin as big! Suppose it is but nothing compared to some US cities!

 

[jerrytsk]

Polpyterus lapradei from nigeria

 

[Bottomfeeder]

if you asked me what it was i wouldve said "A nice one"