help with id on this catfish

[Redtailedcat]

long story short i ended up with this cat from a buddy he was giving up on the hobby and im stumped on what exactly ive got here im thinking its a very close relative to the tigrinum any input much appreciated ,excuse the heavily scratched tank it was a old lobster tank and the only tank that was suitable for him size wise,

thanks

 

[Winterose]

Hey, looks like a brachyplatystoma platynemum

 

[blackbullhead]

Hey, looks like a brachyplatystoma platynemum

+1
Also called "slobbering catfish"

 

[Redtailedcat]

thank you very much guys

 

[Fishman Dave]

I would expect ( but don't know) that this would be a very hard fish to find in the hobby since it is supposed to be endangered and illegal to remove from rivers under 60 cm. I have never seen one for sale in UK in almost 40 yrs.

 

[blackbullhead]

I haven't heard of them being endangered, but I expect they cannot be easily exported out of Brazil, like many other commercially-harvested species.
They are a pretty common export out of Peru, but I think most of them are shipped to SE Asia.

 

[ReApEr666]

a readily available cat sp... but not often kept... great score for free O.P.! they usually go around $100-150 at that size. Def. a great "show cat" to aquire..and you are correct in that it is similiar to a b. tigrinum... they are from the same genus "brachyplatystoma".

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I haven't heard of them being endangered, but I expect they cannot be easily exported out of Brazil, like many other commercially-harvested species.
They are a pretty common export out of Peru, but I think most of them are shipped to SE Asia.

Agree. I've read that slobbering cats are a staple in commercial Amazon fishery.

It's ridiculous that the prices for this fish are $100+, given how many are caught and eaten in SA.

 

[Tripletail]

I have been told they seem to not ship too well, and alot die in transport . Which might be because exporters hold them too long prior to shipping out of SA. The ones I see for sale are usually pretty thin . Maybe cost more because of shipping loss

 

[Redtailedcat]

a readily available cat sp... but not often kept... great score for free O.P.! they usually go around $100-150 at that size. Def. a great "show cat" to aquire..and you are correct in that it is similiar to a b. tigrinum... they are from the same genus "brachyplatystoma".

its the first time ive came across one , definitely an attractive cat , well at least i was some what close on genus