Tachysurus dumerili or previously known in the genus Leiocassis, Leiocassis longirostris
This guy was caught here (Malaysia) last week. Was caught using a fish trap in my local area, main river drainage. It was the first ever of its species recorded here, publicly. It was a surprise in the fishing community.
This is an alien species here, there are no public records of this fish here in farms or in the aquarium trade. I knew that this catfish are farmed in China but don't think it was brought in here intentionally. Due to their scarcity, I think it was mixed in with Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) seedlings. Both are farmed only in China. Plenty of Black Carp in the river but no T. dumerili? But it has been more than 10 years since Black Carp was brought in to river farms because they're not economical, very slow growth. But shipment of Black Carp do come & go but not that often, last time it was 2-3 years ago. Haven't had since.
The fish is around 26-27". But interestingly, it doesn't seems like a normal T. dumerili. It looks more like Hemiarius stormii, the head & the long body but it may be an aberrant specimen. What are the odds...
This guy was caught here (Malaysia) last week. Was caught using a fish trap in my local area, main river drainage. It was the first ever of its species recorded here, publicly. It was a surprise in the fishing community.
This is an alien species here, there are no public records of this fish here in farms or in the aquarium trade. I knew that this catfish are farmed in China but don't think it was brought in here intentionally. Due to their scarcity, I think it was mixed in with Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) seedlings. Both are farmed only in China. Plenty of Black Carp in the river but no T. dumerili? But it has been more than 10 years since Black Carp was brought in to river farms because they're not economical, very slow growth. But shipment of Black Carp do come & go but not that often, last time it was 2-3 years ago. Haven't had since.
The fish is around 26-27". But interestingly, it doesn't seems like a normal T. dumerili. It looks more like Hemiarius stormii, the head & the long body but it may be an aberrant specimen. What are the odds...
