name that fish (not a game! need help!)

Jun 22, 2003
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Ok, I saw these very neat freshwater fish tonight. They were about brown, about 6" long and they were babies, I know that much. They have an elongated body that's first reminded me of an eel or a mudskipper. The two pectoral fins are not as see-throughy as most fins on fish, they're more fleshy. According to my fish guy, they are the most advanced fish because they actually have lungs and a diaphragm, but also have working gills. He told me the name, I read the name, and I thought I had burned it into my head, but by the time I was halfway home I had forgotten!! I know it starts with a p. and it's the scientific name. I keep wanting to say plecostomus, LOL, but it's something like that. Does anyone know what this fish is?
 

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personally I wouldnt get one just because a fish that can climb out of your tank and walk away sounds crazy to me, also they are carnivorous so if you want one then thats it no more fish unless you want to feed them to it. They go by the name Rope Fish, and look alot more like a snake than fish and that may be a plus since its very serpentine and might make for a great conversation peice.
 

wayne

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Polypterus, aka birchirs. Big, carniverous african fish. There's a 'how to keep' in this months practical fishkeeping, so look at their (currently broken ) website