Please help me ID these bichirs

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I've been offered these fish as p. palmas for a very good price. I'd just like a little help from the experts here to identify them. Any help is greatly appreciated.

(not my pictures)

They're around 6-7"

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Thanks.
 
they are called dinasour eels... i have one to

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they are awsome to watch and love to capture and eat feeder fish!!
 
Mudfrog;675307; said:
Yea they are Senegal's, 6-7" should be around $10 each, you can buy them at 2" from petsmart for $4.99.

Around here senegals are about $10 for 3-5" so $15 for these fish is a good price but I'm not looking for more senegals since I already have one. What confused me is that most senegals around here are much lighter olive or tan with light undersides. These guys seemed to be darker overall with a hint of mottled pattern. Is there another definining characteristic aside from color that I should watch out for?

Here's a picture of my senegal so you can see how different it is and why I'm a bit confused.

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