Identification

[KingLou]

Hi everyone need help identifying this one. My wife ordered this for me as a gift a little over a year ago online and purchased it as a "spotted shovelnose". It looks a lot like my ts but shorter snout and whiskers are about twice as long. Any ideas?

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Hi everyone need help identifying this one. My wife ordered this for me as a gift a little over a year ago online and purchased it as a "spotted shovelnose". It looks a lot like my ts but shorter snout and whiskers are about twice as long. Any ideas?

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Looks like a tiger shovel nose to me

 

[KingLou]

In the second pic it's next to a tsn. They look a little different

 

[KingLou]

Here's a better pic of them next to each other. Took advantage while doing water change lol

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Here's a better pic of them next to each other. Took advantage while doing water change lol

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Same common name different species? Gimme a few minutes to search this up lol

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Okay. I could be wrong but I believe that pseudoplatystoma fasciatum is the darker one and pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is the other
thebiggerthebetter Yellowcat

 

[Fishman Dave]

Spotted shovelnose is often a name used for tsnxanchara crosses.
This fish does look to have have some traits of marmoratus cat such as head, mouth, whiskers. Victor will confirm but I think tsn cross with either a marmoratus cat, or even with a tsnxanchara cross itself to produce 2nd generation cross. Looks to have a lot of tsn in its genes.

 

[1 2many]

Hybrid.
As Dave already said it’s likely a mix of TSN and Marmoratus (marble sailfin pim). Hopefully this link from planet catfish is helpful.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=4430

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Yes, our peers above are correct. This is the common hybrid between a TSN mother and achara father. More is here too: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/tsnxlei-i-think-could-it-be-p-corruscans.564171/

 

[KingLou]

Thanks everyone. I looked up the hybrids mentioned and you guys make a lot of sense. When it was way smaller definitely looked like marbled achara x tiger shovel nose.