need help in identifying this fish

[lumad]

hello all u fishkeepers out there. can you pls. help me with this. I saw a freshwater fish today in our local pet shop that the owner calls a high fin hammerhead, but doesn't really look like one. it has a black body that somewhat shape like a shortened mako shark, and also predatory. it grows relatively big, ( i wish i had a picture i try to get one later to show you) i suspect it is sone kind of a catfish but im really clueless. can u all pls. help me identify this fish, i kinda want to buy want and have it go together with my clown knife fish but im not sure if they are good to keep together. thsnks and god bless! i need help pls.

 

[Honda12]

Never heard of fish being called that. Never even heard of a hifin hammerhead shark.

 

[Oddball]

For this time of year, I'd say he's talking about an Ageneiosus sp. (slopehead cat) from Peru. Here's one species:

 

[rottbo]

hey oddball how big of a library do you have???

 

[Oddball]

hey oddball how big of a library do you have???

It's all in my head, man. I just search for pics as I'm responding.

 

[rottboswoman]

i was wondering how ou always know what the heck these fish are i know quite a few but you got me beat

 

[DULOS]

how big are its eyes?
its kinda weird how some people seem to know it all.

 

[bluedempsey007]

THANKS I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT THE SAME THING

 

[octofasciatus]

My LFS was trying to sell pangassius as hammerhead sharks. They dont sound like your hi-fin hammerheads but it just goes to show that these lfs keepers are marketing geniuses.
This is sarcasm by the way.
Apologies to all you reputable sellers.