ID Needed for Oddball

[Pufferpack]

I went around to the lfs yesterday and found the following fish in an unmarked tank, it looks interresting but I have no idea what it is. Can anyone put a name to it for me

 

[Fish00]

what king of habits does it have.


kind of like a shark catfish.

 

[Pufferpack]

I was thinking maybe a type of cat, but there are no barbels. There were 3 in the tank, all just sitting stationary on the bottom.

 

[CFC]

It is a catfish of the Auchenipteridae family, commonly known as gulper catfishes or driftwood catfishes. That one is almost certainly one of the Tatia species although a exact identification is difficult, i would be tempted to say Tatia perugiae. All species in the Auchenipteridae group are nocternal and reclusive highly predatory fishes that will consume fishes at least up to 3/4 their own size and some species are able to swallow prey up to double their own size due to their deep cut mouths and elastic skin.

 

[jflowers]

CFC looks right on species looking at

http/www.scotcat.com/factsheets/tatia_perugiae.htm

Jon

 

[Pufferpack]

Thanks CFC

 

[Michael Roth]

I wondered why I recognized that catfish, then I looked at your location. Yes, wayne @ riverfront told me that what you see is what they do... just sit. Sometimes you see them. :>

 

[Pufferpack]

I wondered why I recognized that catfish, then I looked at your location

...ya, Wayne was nice enough to let me take a few pics when I was in on Wednesday. Interresting looking cat, but I already have enough fish that I only see once a month.....but the Fahaka puffers that are at Riverfront ....note to self: train dogs to trash sofa, replace sofa with 6 ft tank.

 

[SirMinion]

but the Fahaka puffers that are at Riverfront ....note to self: train dogs to trash sofa, replace sofa with 6 ft tank.

Bah you don't need that sofa. but you do need that fahaka.

Martha is well worth the loss of our dining table in order to accomodate her tank!