ID this cat please

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It may be a vaill, but there are a few other possibilities too. I don't recall off the top of my head what they are, but when thebiggerthebetter finds this thread, he'll straighten that out.

I don't think we can ID this fish from the pics available.

The best we can say is that IF it is a Brachyplatystoma, then it would be B. vaillanti.

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Chicxulub said:
It may be a vaill, but there are a few other possibilities too. I don't recall off the top of my head what they are, but when thebiggerthebetter finds this thread, he'll straighten that out.

I don't think we can ID this fish from the pics available.

The best we can say is that IF it is a Brachyplatystoma, then it would be B. vaillanti.

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I will try my best to get a better picture. Is there anything on the body that can help identify it?
 
There are misc. clues all over it's body. I think Dive and Chix already have the genus and species correctly identified. The more whole body pics you have, the better.
 
davis101 said:
I will try my best to get a better picture. Is there anything on the body that can help identify it?
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Mostly the relationship between the caudal peduncle, the adipose fin and the shape & size of the tail. Full length side shots of the whole body would be ideal.

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I will post a better picture when he is moved into the 480 I'm building. He is in my planted tank right now and is hidden pretty well.
 
Vaillantii looks close to other smaller-medium Pims (see http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38098&sid=b2be6162c73d505d80edb99d0fc8b577), esp.
-- Pimelodus albicans,
-- an Iheringichthys species, and
-- Duopalatinus peruanus.

As Rob says, need more and better, clear shots and even then I'd not be overly sure as I need to study the differences much, much more.

Post on that thread on PCF I provided and see what people say there but with full body shots. You can use a photo tank for the purpose. The fish can handle it.
 
I keep thinking about this fish. You (or I?) could poke RedTailRob, Amiidae, Garniac, and Unungy (known to me to have or have had a vaillantii or its look alike) to provide their opinions.
 
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