Catfish ID please !!!

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Jedexertus

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HI everyone just wondered if any one can identify my mate's catfish I thought it might have been a vundu but don't think it is lol !!!! Thank's !!!!
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looks like a yellow bullhead cat native to southern us
 
not a bullhead. fins are differently shaped and it's got an overbite, which bullheads dont have.
I'm thinking along the lines of the genus Chrysichthys but I could be mistaken.
 
No problem, check the cat-elog on planetcatfish.com, look in the family claroteidae for genus chrysichthys, species in the genus can be tough to i.d. but im leaning toward chrysichthys nigrodigitatus.
I own a chrysichthys cf. nigrodigitatus, hes a great fish.
 
Thank's will have a look !!! Just wanted to know cuz my mate is changing his tank soon to smaller fish and im going to have this cat off him when he does !!!
 
Definitely Chrysichthys sp from Africa,some times called big eyed aluminium cats over here.These generally grow no more than 10 to12 inches.
 
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