Holy Cow is this an awesome looking fish!

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That guy is beautiful! I'd suspect that is some sort of oddball coloration, all of the tank raised ones I've seen have been solid black.

Edit- Nevermind, I'm thinking irwinii. >.<

Moved to catfish.
 
MyGiants said:
Irwini name changed to uranoscopus. What I read is uranoscopus was the first described and named. Then Irwini was found and thought to be a new different species but later turned out to be the same fish so first name takes priority.
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Interesting. I didn't realize they were the same thing!
 
Chicxulub said:
That guy is beautiful! I'd suspect that is some sort of oddball coloration, all of the tank raised ones I've seen have been solid black.

Edit- Nevermind, I'm thinking irwinii. >.<

Moved to catfish.
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I've seen exporters class these guys differently. Offering regular irwini and another variety. Can't remember is it was labelled by a locality or colour variety. Was significantly more than the regular irwini of the same size and would of required a box to itself for shipping. Couldn't justify getting one in for that reason.
 
Rob, you are confusing niger with irwini, I think.

The OP pic is indeed the most beautifully colored irwini I have ever seen. I am afraid, in an analogy to juruense, we will (almost) never get to see them colored up like that in captivity. Irwini coloration varies quite a bit in captivity. Here is one of the best colored adults I have seen in captivity: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=29042

Talking of striking, how about an orca-like IDS? http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38667
 
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