need cat ID assistance..

[pmitchjr]

approx 8-9"
looks part pim, part shovelnose.. ???
thanks

 

[Estarego8]

clearer side pics please

 

[pmitchjr]

is this better ? damn cell phone cameras !

 

[wayne the pain]

Looks like Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, from those pic's its not a definate, but most likely is

 

[pmitchjr]

quote "Hemisorubim platyrhynchos"
that does appear to be a possibility.. I'll try to get better shots once it settles in... thanks..

 

[joel]

Hard to tell. More pics if you can.
Maybe chrysicthys ornatus. Color is a little different though


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[wayne the pain]

If the lower jaw protrudes past the upper jaw then its Hemisorubim

 

[joel]

If the lower jaw protrudes past the upper jaw then its Hemisorubim

The chrysicthys has 2 barbell ontop of snout, so it can't be that. I agree with hemisorubium


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[thebiggerthebetter]

I think Hemisorubim platyrhynchos is right, especially if it has an under-bite - the lower jaw longer than the upper jaw. Platysilurus mucosus is another possibility but far less likely. It does not match Platystomatichthys sturio.

These should help you further on Hemisorubim platyrhynchos:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?512665-Shovelnose-ID&highlight=platyrynchos

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...0-Porthole-Shovelnose&highlight=platyrhynchos

Shovenose is a kind of a Pim

Where did you get it from and if you paid, how much... if you will? They are quite rare.

 

[divemaster99]

Looks like a sperta shovelnose to me.