what type of poly is this?

[Bichirs4life]

Bichirs 4 life I love your palmas palmas man! It's has that whole thiickness thing going on

Thanks! Yeah that's Buttercup my Palmas Palmas! She's a chunky Mcfatty! The bottom pic is my Buettikoferri that has grown ever so slow!

 

[chnagain]

i feel maybe not ...

below is a typical pattern,because it's from a technicality book. and this bichir has "reticulate-STRIPE"

let us looks other character

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1214; Vertebrae: 56 – 59. Cylindrical body (Ref. 28149). Upper jaw prominent, a little longer than lower jaw (Ref. 3054, Ref. 28149, Ref. 42908). Number of dorsal finlets: 7-9 (Ref. 28149, Ref. 51884). Pectoral fin not reaching dorsal fin origin (Ref. 3054, Ref. 28149). Ganoid scales (Ref. 42904): 55-58 lateral line scales, 33-39 scales around body, 25-32 predorsal scales (Ref. 28149, Ref. 51884). Dorsal surface of the body is grey colored, with dark grey to black irregular blotches forming a dense and reticulate pattern, ventral surface uniform pale (Ref. 28149). The fleshy base of the pectoral fin with small spots on the posterior part (Ref. 28149). Dorsal fin spotted, no dark coloration on pelvic and anal fin (Ref. 28149).


up..is from fishbase.org with it's http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2386


can u give me a explain,it's my wrong or fishbase.org wrong?

thank u.

 

[chnagain]

so i feel p.pb has two typical pattern. please looks below.

 

[Cohazard]

The pattern on the bottom pic are not very dense or reticulate though, they are not connected.

I would still say fish in pic two (second set of pics) is palmas palmas.



So you would say this is p. pb? (pic is proaquatics510's)

 

[chnagain]

sorry, i just can't obtain fact both fishbase.org and #1 bichir.

why don't you agree the fishbase.org expatiate "bar-stripe" is p.pb and "reticulate-STRIPE" is p.p plams?

 

[chnagain]

The pattern on the bottom pic are not very dense or reticulate though, they are not connected.

I would still say fish in pic two (second set of pics) is palmas palmas.



So you would say this is p. pb? (pic is proaquatics510's)

sorry,i feel your bihcir is not a palmas palmas ,that is a p. pb too.

 

[Cohazard]

The thing is, errors are made even when the ichthyologist expatiates the description of the fish.

For example, Ralf Britz described teugelsi as having 'jet black pectoral fins' yet when you see actual teugelsis, you see that their pectoral fins are not jet black, in fact they're not too different from the various palmas bichirs.


So what would you say the below are?

(the one in front)

 

[proaquatics]

WHOOO HOOO
SO WHAT DO I HAVE????

 

[CDM]

Cohazard, let me guess:
#1 a P. palmas buettikoferi
#2 & #3 P. palmas palmas

 

[Cohazard]

WHOOO HOOO
SO WHAT DO I HAVE????

According to chnnagain, you have a pattern variation of Polypterus palmas buettikoferi. Others think you have palmas palmas, I'm confused now.

Cohazard, let me guess:
#1 a P. palmas buettikoferi
#2 & #3 P. palmas palmas

That's how I feel as well CDM, but I think what chnnagain will say is that they are all p. buettikoferi, albeit variations in pattern.