Strange TSN
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yes it a spotted shovlenose catfish dont no much about them though 
not seen them anywere might be rare ??:S lol
~josh~
not seen them anywere might be rare ??:S lol ~josh~
I could be wrong but I think it just a juvi TSN yet to acquire its trade mark stripes, which these cats get after 7 or 8 inches.
nishant_datta;2413322; said:
I dont think that its a TSN,, Coz i have a juve TSN and it has stripes and no spots... Its a porthole shovelnose catfish
Family: Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Image for Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, Pimelodidae, Porthole shovelnose catfish.
Order: Siluriformes (catfish)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Porthole shovelnose catfish
Max. size: 52.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26147)); max. published weight: 1,470 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment: demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 7.8; dH range: 25
Climate: subtropical; 20 22°C (Ref. 2060)
Importance: fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability: Moderate to high vulnerability (50.67). (Ref. 59153)
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Amazon, Maroni, Orinoco, Paraná River basins.
Biology: Rather rare, confined to the deeper and slow-moving parts of large rivers together with some Loricaria and Potamotrygon. Its body shape and color pattern are perfectly adapted to the muddy bottom where they stay (Ref. 35381). Feeds on benthic organisms and fish. The position of the eyes and the shape of the mouth of this piscivorous fish give to its stalking mode of hunting (Ref. 35381).
Red List Status: Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous: harmless