Difference between sen and palmus?

[artemis1]

Just bought a palmus... looks the same to a sen to me, but i've not been keeping bichirs long... about two months. lol

much appreciated,
art

 

[Angler]

The best way would be for you to search the two different types on here and check out some pics.

Palmas don't look like Sens though. Is it possible you really bought a Sen?

 

[artemis1]

I hope its a palmus. Got it from a pretty reputable lfs...

 

[Angler]

Here is one of my Sens:

And here is my Palmas Polli:

 

[artemis1]

Thanks for the reference. This guys pretty small, only three inches. What are the differences between the subspecies?

 

[Andri Pogo]

sens are grayish, one toned, dull colored...

dont know which palmas you were supposed to get but they have more pattern.

senegalus

palmas polli

palmas palmas

 

[artemis1]

Thanks. Looks like I did indeed get a palmus. No idea what subspecies of palmus, but very likely a palmus.

Thanks again,
Art

 

[pwmin]

Thanks. Looks like I did indeed get a palmus. No idea what subspecies of palmus, but very likely a palmus.

Thanks again,
Art

very cool. it's probably a polli, but if it has a lot of yellow than its probably a palmas or buettikoferi

here are a couple pix of palmas and polli together...you can see the difference very well. as far as palmas and buetti go, they're harder to tell.

 

[Infblue]

an easy way to tell is this: does it have patterns? If not, or if it only has a horizontal line going down the length of the body, then its a senegalus. If it has patterns, then it's not a senegalus.

fyi, senegalus are very often mislabeled as 'palmas' by suppliers and lfs.

 

[pwmin]

an easy way to tell is this: does it have patterns? If not, or if it only has a horizontal line going down the length of the body, then its a senegalus. If it has patterns, then it's not a senegalus.

fyi, senegalus are very often mislabeled as 'palmas' by suppliers and lfs.

yeah, sens are very drab and easy to tell, although they can be a little difficult to tell apart from patternless CB dels when they still have their spots (very small fish), but they still belong to the best genus of fish and are wonderful pets