Fish Identification Game V2

[Paradise3]

Luciocephalus pulcher - Giant Pikehead

 

[Ny82]

Yes! I love the markings! Your go!

 

[Paradise3]

Here's mine
 

 
Both full names please

 

[Ny82]

The obvious answer would be red tailed catfish - phractocephalus hemioliopterus but it's grey lol

 

[Paradise3]

The obvious answer would be red tailed catfish - phractocephalus hemioliopterus but it's grey lol

 
Yes and no.

 

[Ny82]

Yes it would be obvious but no it's not?

 

[Paradise3]

Yes it would be obvious but no it's not?

 
Part of the first name - Red Tailed Catfish - Yes.
Scientific name - Phractocephalus hemioliopterus - No.
 

 

[Ny82]

Asian red tailed catfish -  hemibagrus wyckioides 

 

[Paradise3]

Asian red tailed catfish -  hemibagrus wyckioides 

 
Thank goodness not everyone calls the South American ones "Asian" and vice versa XD You're correct

 

[Ny82]

yes! lol 
 
Both names please
 

 

[Ny82]

I am going to bed so I will check in the morning who is right

 

[MBOU]

Striped Headstander (Nanostomus nanostomus)
 
Got a pair atm, plant munching tail biting, little fish eating thugs!!

 

[Ny82]

Almost! Scientific name is anostomus anostomus! I will let you have it since i'm in my bed! They look so innocent too!

 

[haleem8777]

life so unfair i was just going to post this   ((((I think this may be the only one i know as i was researching similar fish and a came across something like this.
so here goes nothing. Is it a striped Anostomus Headstander -- anostomus anostomus)))   but  i thought i would just have a look if the names where right and MBOU posted the answer. Well almost correct answer

 

[MBOU]

Doh!! I even typed it inright the first time as well haha, im on my old laptop which randomly delets stuff because its so slow and when I rewrote it... my mind was elsewhere... apparently on pencilfish still