Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense pics. Rare TSN?

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I tend to follow the genetic evidence (i.e. only four species of Pseudo), but I'm still curious if different basins tend to have predictably different color patterns.
 
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I did some digging and got this pic from a friend's fb. This is Pseudoplatystoma from a fish market along the Apure river (large tributary of the Orinoco), so according to the location and the color pattern--more regular vertical bands, this would be a true orinocoense. Thoughts?
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Great find with that pic! Im no expert but its visually different from the regular tsn we come across.im guessing the one pictured if it is a true orinocoense is over the stated size of 20 inches? If yours turn out looking like that you will have some major jelous catfish keepers on here including myself i love the strip pattern and rarity of it.
 
blackbullhead said:
I did some digging and got this pic from a friend's fb. This is Pseudoplatystoma from a fish market along the Apure river (large tributary of the Orinoco), so according to the location and the color pattern--more regular vertical bands, this would be a true orinocoense. Thoughts?
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I've no opinion yet.

The fish's indeed looks like roughly 2.5' to me.

I've done some leg work but need to find time to read carefully what I put together in post #40 in the TSN stickie: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/tsn-id-chart-pseudoplatystoma.322161/page-4
 
Comanswoodwork Comanswoodwork indeed, an update would be very kind of you.
 
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