Bushfish or whatever

[The-Wolf]

ok I posted some pics a while back here asking for id on a perch.

after much conflagulation I'm sure it is a Ctenopoma kingsleyae, and after doing the research on this name I brought him home today and placed him in my 72 gal tank.

having netted him I have a bit more info to try and get a definative id.
he has spines that protrude from the gill plates, he also has sharp spines on his dorsal fin (first hand experiance there )
current size is 6" (15.2cm) from tip to tail.
there are two (one on either side) silver scales below the eyes (which are orange btw) just where the mouth starts.
oh and the lateral line seems to be broken with the front part higher than the back part with an overlap of about 1" in the middle. (note this is the first fish I can really tell what the lateral line looks like).

the upshot of this post is
I have either made a great purchase or I've made a great mistake, I'm sure it is not the latter.

 

[funkybodal]

Hey there,

I posted in the other topic suggesting that it could be a Malabar Leaf Fish (Pristolepis Marginata) but I think my post was a little late...here's the pic of my fish again. The light has caught his underside so he looks abit too bright but he is really a darkish brown. You can see the white tips on the fins (mine is only a juvenile - more prominent in adult specimens like your one in the second photo) and although not evident in this picture, my fish has very clear spines protruding from the gill plates. Check out the orange eye too.

As I said, I'm just making a suggestion and could be totally wrong.

Cheers,
Luke.

 

[The-Wolf]

I saw that and the shape/coluration is wrong.
thanks for the effort