anyone know what these are?

[The-Wolf]

we have these at work given to us by various customers
I have been unable to id them, so I'm asking for your help.

perch?

catfish but which one?

told tinfoil barb but it is not; maybe a shark of some kind?

 

[CFC]

First one is a Bush fish; Ctenopoma ocellatum

Second one looks like its probably Synodontis robbianus

Last one is known in the trade as a Diamond shark though i dont know the scientific name, lateral line will probably know it.

 

[SirMinion]

Well done guessing the bush fish as a perch, as they are indeed part of the perch family!

I believe the Diamond shark is Cyclocheilichthys apogon - also known as the skinhead barb

 

[sylvia]

The 'perch' looks like the 'climbing perch' anabas testudineus to me (dark blotch at penduncle, more elongated body, bright rims to scales and fins, eye color). They are very variable in body color though.

Here's a pic: http/www.ornamentalfishes.org/images/fre...testudenius.jpg
And one more illustrating the variability of color: http/nis.gsmfc.org/photo/Anabas_testudineus.jpg
And, lastly, one with a color more like yours: http/badmanstropicalfish.com/anabantids/...bing_perch1.jpg

I should add that I am not 100% sure without seeing it in person and there's also a chance of there being several synonims for the same fish (as happens so often with ctenopomas/perches). Young climbing perch can easily be confused with ctenopoma species though so I could still be mistaken.

edit: found another good pic: http/philkerr.cfm-resources.com/lf/viewfish.cfm?ID=160

 

[wwestar2000]

The cat fish is definitley a "Flagtail Porthole Catfish" if that isnt it its a "Porthole Catfish" but that is thinner in circumfrence so it is probably a Flagtail Porthole Catfish. No doubt 100%

 

[The-Wolf]

thanks all
I'll log on at work and show my boss the answers

 

[CFC]

The cat fish is definitley a "Flagtail Porthole Catfish" if that isnt it its a "Porthole Catfish" but that is thinner in circumfrence so it is probably a Flagtail Porthole Catfish. No doubt 100%

Portholes and flag tail portholes are from the Callicthyidae family which have 2 sets of unbranched barbels and armoured scutes along the entire length of the fishes body. The fish in the picture clearly has 3 sets of barbels the lower ones of which are branched, the fish is also naked apart from some armour plating around the head which clearly makes it one of the Synodontis species.


The ID of the climbing perch (Ctenopoma species are commonly collective known as climbing perches) was based on the shape of the fishes head, particularly the mouth. Adult Anabas testudineus have a much rounder head with less of a upturned mouth. The penduncal blotch is present in at least 3 Anabantidae species so this alone cannot be used for a positive ID.

Well done guessing the bush fish as a perch, as they are indeed part of the perch family!

Although the order of Perciform fishes covers Anabantids (as well as Cichlids, Belontids and Percoidids) they are actually more closely related to bettas and gouramies than they are the true perches as they posses the same respiratory organ that allows them to breathe from the air.

 

[wwestar2000]

The cat fish is definitley a "Flagtail Porthole Catfish" if that isnt it its a "Porthole Catfish" but that is thinner in circumfrence so it is probably a Flagtail Porthole Catfish. No doubt 100%

Portholes and flag tail portholes are from the Callicthyidae family which have 2 sets of unbranched barbels and armoured scutes along the entire length of the fishes body. The fish in the picture clearly has 3 sets of barbels the lower ones of which are branched, the fish is also naked apart from some armour plating around the head which clearly makes it one of the Synodontis species.

Yeah you are right about the barbels and armoured scutes on the catfish. Sorry just trying to help. The two fish are very similiar in apperiance.

 

[The-Wolf]

The 'perch' looks like the 'climbing perch' anabas testudineus to me (dark blotch at penduncle, more elongated body, bright rims to scales and fins, eye color). They are very variable in body color though.

And one more illustrating the variability of color: http/nis.gsmfc.org/photo/Anabas_testudineus.jpg

that linked picture is the one for sure.
Thanks Silvia, again you've proved youself an assett to TFF.

As for the others I'm with CFC, with one exception
the catfish I'm 99.9% posative is a synodontis multipunctus.
but it was the synodontis part that put me on the right track.

 

[CFC]

Definately not a multi

 

[The-Wolf]

dang

 

[Fruitbat]

The first fish isn't Ctenopoma ocellatum but may very well be Ctenopoma kingsleyae or even Ctenopoma petherici. I'd lean more toward Ct. kingsleyae for that fish. How big is it?

This is Ctenopoma ocellatum:

-Joe

 

[The-Wolf]

currently he is about 10" from tip to tail

I'd really like to take him home myself,
but I won't if he is going to be a monster.

 

[funkybodal]

I'm new here so hi everyone...

Are you sure that it's defo. a Bushfish? To me it looks like a member of the genus Pristolepis (Leaf fishes - family = Nanidae). I currently have one of these cool guys that I think is a P.marginata but I'm not sure. In the first pic. you can clearly see the spiny things on the gill covers that are characteristic of P.marginata and likewise the white tipped dorsal fin in the second photo.

If it is a Pristolepis marginata then I definitely wouldn't expect it to get any bigger than 10 inches.

I do have a good pic. of my fish which I'll try and upload if I can find it.

On the otherhand, I could be completely wrong hehe. I don't even know if MY fish is defo. a marginata.

Hope this helps.

Pristolepis are pretty rare in the trade so it's a good find if that's what it actually is...

Cheers,

Luke.