ID? Is this a weeksi?

[africanman]

If it's from Fish Gallery, it's certainly a Weeksii.....

 

[balton777]

If it's from Fish Gallery, it's certainly a Weeksii.....

Yeah it's from the Fish Gallery...how did you know? Is it also really wild caught?

 

[robroy]

thats very nice-particularly if WC too

 

[balton777]

Species and sizes
maximum known sizes often smaller in captivity
Upper Jaw Species-Upper jaw protrudes past lower jaw
P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13"
(subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14"
(subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13"
P. ornatipinnis ('ornate' bichir)- 27"
P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14"
P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12"
(possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+
There is, Also the possibility of a third member of the Polypterus senegalus
group that is found in the Nile River
P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14"
P .mokelembembe
P. weeksi ('week's' bichir)- 20"
P.teugelsi (found only in the Cross river)-16.75''
E. calabaricus ('Ropefish')- 15"-30" (Closer to 15''-20'' in captivity)

Lower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw
P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more
(subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39"
P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24"
P. bichir bichir-30+ ''
P.ansorgii

There are a couple of as-yet-undescribed (scientifically) Polypterids

Variations
There are variations of the above including
short bodied:
longfinned:
albinoism:Albino Polypterids have a pink/ white body with red eyes if they are a species with pronounced markings
these are often yellowish in color
leustic:Leustic (platinum) are silver/whitish bodies with black eyes.

I've read other somewhere that they grow 18" and another said 20". Our site states that it only gets 13"...that would mean it's full grown right now. I was hoping they get bigger. I've stetched him out and measured him and he's 13.5" at the tip of the tail so maybe we should update our board if he hits the 14" mark lol.

 

[Infblue]

Yeah it's from the Fish Gallery...how did you know? Is it also really wild caught?

thats because africanman is toyin, and toyin's probably the one who supplies the fish, and in that case its definitely wild caught.

I've read other somewhere that they grow 18" and another said 20". Our site states that it only gets 13"...that would mean it's full grown right now. I was hoping they get bigger. I've stetched him out and measured him and he's 13.5" at the tip of the tail so maybe we should update our board if he hits the 14" mark lol.

you were looking at the wrong species in the list. the 13" is palmas buettikoferi. and yeah the max recorded size for weeksii is about 21", but in captivity they most likely won't get nearly as big, and also they are pretty slow grower.

 

[balton777]

thats because africanman is toyin, and toyin's probably the one who supplies the fish, and in that case its definitely wild caught.


you were looking at the wrong species in the list. the 13" is palmas buettikoferi. and yeah the max recorded size for weeksii is about 21", but in captivity they most likely won't get nearly as big, and also they are pretty slow grower.

Thanks for the info. I can see now that I'm . It shows 20"... I'm .

 

[jiapei]

i think it's a weeksii, but if you have a side pic, it would be much easier to id.

 

[balton777]

This is the best I can do for now. Half a side view in the first pic lol. He immediately went to my Ornate's hiding spot and kicked him out.

 

[Infblue]

your top view pics were fine for id. its definitely weeksii. nice one too.

 

[tezr]

your top view pics were fine for id. its definitely weeksii. nice one too.

Well the top view and then when Toyin aka Africanman confirmed that this is one of his shipments to the store that it was purchased at case closed.