Sydneyfisher12 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hi raiders Went for a quick flick today around the harbour and foul hooked this guy on a soft plastic It was about 10cm long and was caught in about a meter of water Cheers sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fishywang34 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) I don't think it's a Striped Raphael catfish (Platydoras armatulus) , they are a freshwater fish. Pretty sure it is Plotosus lineatus. Edited December 16, 2014 by fishywang34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Here puss puss puss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sydneyfisher12 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Im interested in what type of catfish it is Edited December 16, 2014 by Sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ryder Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Striped catfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 A 10cm striped one! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ryder Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Haha. You would need a few for a feed. When they are small they ball up in large numbers, like 100. On the move, they look like one big fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sydneyfisher12 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 It's called Striped Raphael catfish I've seen big schools of them it looked like a ray to me Cheers sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't think it's a Striped Raphael catfish (Platydoras armatulus) , they are a freshwater fish. Pretty sure it is Plotosus lineatus. I recon thats the one to. They get in balls and look great in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You Raiders are simply awesome...a Striped Raphael catfish ...go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I recon thats the one to. They get in balls and look great in the water. A "Plotosus Lineatus" that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I think there is a mistake here. This is not a striped Raphael catfish - platydoras armatulus. I used to keep south American catfish and had one of these as pointed out above these are a fresh water species and look different. I believe it is a striped eel catfish plotosus lineatus. As stated by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrsswordfisherman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Did you search this on Fishbase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrsswordfisherman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 http://www.fishbase.org/NoRecord.php?Type=Summary&typesearch=simple&crit1_operator=EQUAL&crit1_value=Platydoras+armatulus&crit2_operator=CONTAINS&crit2_value=&group=summary&computeall=false It could be a Platydoras costatus (Raphael Catfish) The Plotosus Lineatus is a Striped Eel Catfish Happy searching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fishywang34 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The thing is that the Platydoras costatus is a freshwater fish, I doubt you would find it in a harbour. Striped Eel Catfish makes more sense because it is found in saltwater, schooling and from the picture above compared to the raphael the dorsal fin looks like on big spike while the raphael has a sail like dorsal. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Striped-Catfish-Plotosus-lineatus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrsswordfisherman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The thing is that the Platydoras costatus is a freshwater fish, I doubt you would find it in a harbour. Striped Eel Catfish makes more sense because it is found in saltwater, schooling and from the picture above compared to the raphael the dorsal fin looks like on big spike while the raphael has a sail like dorsal. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Striped-Catfish-Plotosus-lineatus/ OK so it is a Striped Eel Catfish then - all agreed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Holls Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You guys are awesome. Fishraider should keep a record of all the species caught, when, where, how. That would be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest no one Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sure it isn't a Striped Leonardo Catfish? Makeupanameinlatinous catmeowmeowus? Caught one of these at old mans hat - didnt even touch it, just cut the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Good call Ed they are venomous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sydneyfisher12 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I saw another one this afternoon. It was about 15cm long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi raiders
Went for a quick flick today around the harbour and foul hooked this guy on a soft plastic
It was about 10cm long and was caught in about a meter of water
Cheers sydneyfisher12
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