Mislabeled Snakehead

[fishyguy]

I got a shipment under the name Parachanna africana…. Highly doubt it… My guess… C. lucia or P. insignis or P maculata…. Wild shot C. panaw?

BTW they are about 8 to 9 inches

What do you think?

Thanks guys

 

[Brucki]

Hi,
its from africa, most likely insignis or obscura.

Cheers

 

[fishyguy]

BTW I got the fish from an Asian supplier... dunno if he really got them from Africa

 

[benzjamin13]

Doesn't look like an Obscura, that's for sure.

 

[anthony martinez]

african snakehead.

 

[fishyguy]

Doesn't look like an Obscura, that's for sure.

that's what I thought so too

 

[King-eL]

100% Channa Lucius a.k.a splended snakehead or forest snakehead. If they are african snakehead they should have longer nostrils. (Not sure what they called)

I got the same fish. They can change patterns and different shades of browns.

 

[Jungle]

I'm leaning towards lucius as well because of the blotch on the gill plate and head shape.

 

[tropheus]

i would say lucia , from head shape , obscura and insignis useally have a compleatly diferant head shape but the does not mean it couldnt be

there also does not seam to be the cheveron bars accross the back assosiated with insignis and the blotches merge into eachother it certain points , which does not happen with insignis ,

so i say lucia or slight chance obscura

cheers col

 

[gigas12]

Hi,looks its like c.lucius