I bought a new (used) tank, and this fish(?) was among the established inhabitants that I inherited..even the seller had no idea what it was..we've just been calling her "Nessie", short for LochNessMonster, since she's pretty bizarre looking and everyone so far has been baffled as to what she is.
defiantly one of the family Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes)
as to exactly which one, that is going to be hard to determine from pictures alone.
personally I'd go with Busgod as Bunocephalus coracoideus is the most commonly seen in the trade.
just say it is a banjo catfish and leave it at that as there are no discernible differences in care for any of them.
BTW Dysichthys is no longer the valid as taxon
the genus is now know as Bunocephalus
scientist have to justify their massive research grants somehow
why not change the name after a few years studying something.
that way they get more money to study something else
no clue exactly what kind of fish it is but the name deffinately fits her. :lol:
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