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ark19 Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Mar-2003	Hi, does anybody know the name for this? http://ark19.clubsnap.org/gallery/albums/Temp/DSC_1717.jpg Thanks Last edited by ark19 at 02-Jan-2005 10:27
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	I don't know the fish, but it's awesome ! The plant is Asian Ambulia The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
azmentl Hobbyist Posts: 61 Kudos: 55 Votes: 11 Registered: 14-Dec-2004	The fish looks like a bichir. a Polypterus senegalus. Awesome fish, I have a saddled bichir.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Yep. P senegalus senegalus it is.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
ark19 Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Mar-2003	Thanks guys This fish has a very big mouth... Is it more of an eel? Looks like a dragon. Btw, the plant is a plastic plant....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
azmentl Hobbyist Posts: 61 Kudos: 55 Votes: 11 Registered: 14-Dec-2004	Nope, not like an eel I don't think except in shape. Here's a really cool link for the Polypterus. I found this while googling. http://digimorph.org/specimens/Polypterus_senegalus/whole/ And as for looking like a dragon, I agree. My LFS agreed too, as they listed it as a Dragonfish (but i think another fish has that as a more well known common name so it's not used as much as it is appropriate). Enjoy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
ark19 Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Mar-2003	Hi azmentl, thanks for the link, very interesting
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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