Senegalus Vs. Palmas

[Stab]

Can someone please point out ways to visually defferentiate between senegalus and palmas? I have had both for well over a yer and they look identical. I do realize that one of them (palmas) was mislabled. I also realize that 2 species lok remarkably simmilar. But there has to be a difference... what is it?

 

[messiner]

they absolutly look nothing alike imo, seneguls have no pattern at all and palamas have a pattern and have shades of green.

 

[Stab]

Strange, both of my fish have a slight pattern of dots. I know that this is commonly found on baby senegals but they are close to 8" now... What that mean that they are not senegals? I am confused now

 

[messiner]

if they have a spotted pattern there prob not seneguls, post a pic or 3

 

[estuary]

http://www.primitivefish.com/bichirs.htm
check out link

 

[is300zx]

here's what a palmas polli looks like

 

[Infblue]

sometimes senegalus do have dots on the back, even adults. if both of yours look identical, i'm gonna have to say both of them are senegalus. a lota times lfs mislabel senegalus as palmas.

 

[deangelo]

Can someone please point out ways to visually defferentiate between senegalus and palmas? I have had both for well over a yer and they look identical. I do realize that one of them (palmas) was mislabled. I also realize that 2 species lok remarkably simmilar. But there has to be a difference... what is it?

Post some pics of your fish, so we can see them cause a sen and a poli dont look the same..The polli has a green marbled pattern and a sen has a solid grayish tan body...

 

[marvinbaker]

pics please! senegals and palmas look totally different so i'd wager both are the same species one way or the other.

 

[rixy]

the first pic is my senegal.the second pic is my palmas polli