I was browsing the web and came upon this beast. Any thoughts on what it could be? Perhaps Hemibagrus wyckioides?
Catfish identification
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To me that looks like a Goonch Catfish; Bagarius yarrelli
Hemibagrus wyckii are said to get very big. If they do then this could be one looking at the edge of the adipose and caudal fins and the shorter whiskers than wyckiodes. Although could be h.Microphthalmus (longer whiskers) or h.maydelli (wrong waterways) as I have never personally seen a large one of these but they do grow huge.
Personally don’t think it’s outside hemibagrus group other than Zungaro Zungaro.
Personally don’t think it’s outside hemibagrus group other than Zungaro Zungaro.
The head shape reminds me a bit of Plotosus canius, which it is not of course because that's a eel-tail catfish and the canius barbels are thicker and stick out more.
I think it's skull shape is distorted by having the fish hung up on its lower jaw. Anyway, I cannot place my finger firmly even on the family. The mouth /head is shovel shaped as in TSN (with a short snout) or a Bagrid indeed like Hemibagrus, or the American flathead
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Reminds me of this query on Hemibagrus (?) from some years ago:
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I think it's skull shape is distorted by having the fish hung up on its lower jaw. Anyway, I cannot place my finger firmly even on the family. The mouth /head is shovel shaped as in TSN (with a short snout) or a Bagrid indeed like Hemibagrus, or the American flathead
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Reminds me of this query on Hemibagrus (?) from some years ago:
Claimed to be 4ft, 21 kg Hemibagrus wyckii. Can we confirm? - PlanetCatfish.com
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