id this knife please

[chefjamesscott]

I got two of these fish from a petsmart they were labled as clown knife but they are now 7-8 inches and growing like weeds and they are very adept hunters. I saw in another thread a knife looking for id so I thought I would post a couple of pics here to see if anyone can tell me what they are. One person suggested they were spotless clowns, I just want to know what I got, I am totallly preturbed i cant find my recent pics so here are a few that are about month and a half old. I will take a couple shots when I get home tonight and post them later

 

[benzjamin13]

It can be 3 things, but C. Lopis are really hard to obtain. The other 2 choices are Notopterus Notopterus or a Spottless CK. If you can get a clearer shot of the upper part of the fish (head to pectoral fins), I'm sure you'll get a positive ID.

 

[Hao]

looks like brown knife in 2nd picture,but 1st looks CK

 

[fishfobia]

ya better pic please

 

[dbcb314]

clown knife or Notopterus notopterus... first picture says the latter for me but its not a very good picture

 

[King-eL]

It's hard to tell without a clear shot, but surely not a c. lopis especially when it came from PetSmart. The head shape looks like an Asian Knifefish (Notopterus notopterus), but a clear shot would help a lot.

 

[chefjamesscott]

ok hope these pics are a bit better and thanks for the posts

tried to get a close up of the tail

now time to read the posts lololol

 

[benzjamin13]

It's a Spotless CK

 

[King-eL]

Yep a spotless CK.

 

[chefjamesscott]

very cool thanks

did not know that ck could be spotless