Goliath Wolf Fish

[BraveheartCalif]

Baby - Hoplias Macrophthalmus (Goliath Wolf) *Super Rare*
From Sao Francisco in Brazil
12-13" Solid, High Back

* Mid water swimmer
* Growing at rapid rate
* Eating frozen silversides
* Most aggressive (exceeds reputation)
* Huge Razor Sharp Teeth

* So Calif Pick up or Ship
* PM me for price

Species Summary:

Order: Characiformes (characins)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Giant trahira (Goliath Wolf Fish)
Max. size: 40" + TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7463); max. published weight: 30 pounds
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate: tropical
Gazetteer South America: Amazonas Basin

 

[CentralMayhem]

it says i cant pm you. i am in san diego. whats the price and wheres the pick up

 

[baddfish]

sorta looks like a malabaricus to me!

 

[piranha45]

sorta looks like a malabaricus to me!

uh oh. how sure is baddfish on this matter?

 

[darkemotion]

price?

 

[baddfish]

1 can NEVER be 100% sure. However, ive had mala's for some time now and that looks just like the 1's i have. who knows, maybe ive got a few goliaths in my bunch!

Nice wolf either way!

 

[BraveheartCalif]

Looks like I can pm anyone becuz i dont have full privys yet.

Located in Orange County, Calif

Here is my email for questions

research_gate@yahoo.com

Its not a Mala and one can be 100% sure. The taxonomy info is available on the Mala and the Mac to compare the differences.

I dont make it a practice to link sites. But to view WW thread on Goliath Wolf Fish you can try here.

http://forums.****************/index.php?showtopic=83304&st=60

 

[BraveheartCalif]

May I also add the Sao Francisco Mac is endemic species. Such as the rare Alexandri Catfish is endemic to the Sao Francisco as well. There is no other distributions areas of this Mac anywhere outside of Rio Sao Francisco. So to suggest that are some of these floating out there is slim to none. You have to do a special expedition to get these. And most of these end up in Japan.

Here is a pic of the Sao Francisco Mac on this Japanese website.

http://aquafin.web.infoseek.co.jp/bigfish/Large fish-top.html

 

[BGG]

I hate to say it, but I'm tempted to say it's a mal too... and it dosn't look much like the one pictured. Still, neat wolf... and how about just posting the price?

 

[dookie]

it doesn't look anything like either regardless, I WANT IT!