Hoplias Lacerdae

[Rambo85]

This is why i love MFK, ive learned so much just from this one thread.

Thanks for the pictures and the explinations of the differences between the variants.

 

[channarox]

The first pic is definately a Malabaricus. The second one is Australis (as have parallel dentaries and around 5 pores on each dentary. The 3rd pic looks like a Lacerdae alright, as the dentaries are also parallel but there are more pores on each dentary. See how the colour patter are similar, though...

* This is perhaps the best comparison of pics ive ever seen of live wolf fish. This should be archieved for future reference.

I support Felipes findings 100%. Again thanks Felipe for your collecting and sharing.
Erik

the man himself has spoken.

 

[channarox]

updated pics

nice!

 

[BraveheartCalif]

The hoplias pics and there collections locations posted is SCIENTIFIC MATERIAL. Here we have all three species that live in the same locality, at least when they are juveniles is thought provoking. And the pics are so good and clear, that each sp. can be identified with great accuracy. So here is an outside source that independently presents evidence that further confirms oyakawa/mattox research. Very cool IMO ~

 

[fishinman]

Definitely cool. I have scoured the web looking for info and pics of H.Australis without much luck. Being that it is a newly described species, I guess there is just not much out there....especially nice clear pics like the ones provided by Felipe.

...now we have better tools to help identify these wolves in the future.


Thanks again Felipe

 

[chirachai]

I think it's so complex in H.lacerdae group,more one species inthis group if you don't look ventral view of head and check step to step ,sometimes you find another species.

 

[aaandyyy]

Some more pictures for a positive identification please. Posted elsewhere while the fish was in transit but now it has completely settled.
This fish is 14-15" and spends nearly all the time swimming around the mid-water levels.
Sometimes it will show an entirely golden brown colour and others it will show dark vertical bars. Only once or twice has it shown the thick horizontal dark bar common to H. malabaricas
Any thoughts folks, my Hoplias knowledge isn't the best.

 

[BraveheartCalif]

Mala

 

[Felipe Cantera]

We were collecting (for a few weeks ago) and some kids wanted ( as food) one of the larger Hoplias australis we got ...I took the head for later pics....between 5 and 10 min. after I took the dry head from the ground for photos and look at my finger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbhdQpksz4

 

[channarox]

i guess he wanted to take you down with him!