I think that most of us are in the same boat as you. I know I am.jelly said:I am learning but unfortunatly not contributing.
Guess what monster fish this is
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Way to go Fugupuff!
They have renamed the genus to Varicorhinus alticorpus, but yes it is still the Ku from Taiwan, sort of goofy looking guys.
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They have renamed the genus to Varicorhinus alticorpus, but yes it is still the Ku from Taiwan, sort of goofy looking guys.
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hey j, a bit slow here is my turn my rules, i'm looking for pictures and info. on this fish, who ever gets the most pictures by tomorrow this time. 8:00 pm PST gets to post next!
Urogymnus ukpam-pincushion ray
here is my turn my rules, i'm looking for pictures and info. on this fish, who ever gets the most pictures by tomorrow this time. 8:00 pm PST gets to post next! Urogymnus ukpam-pincushion ray
fugupuff said:hey j, a bit slow
Urogymnus ukpam-pincushion ray
GOOD LUCK!
"In the Old Calabar, Ogooue¤ , Congo,
and Cross Rivers of West Africa dwells the mysterious
ukpam, the collective term used by natives to refer to
Urogymnus ukpam and other large freshwater stingrays;
U. ukpam is known from fewer than a half-dozen specimens
collected since its discovery in 1863like the Yeti or
Bigfoot, appearing sporadically and just often enough to
keep the legend alive (Scha« fer, 2001)."
"In the Old Calabar, Ogooue¤ , Congo,
and Cross Rivers of West Africa dwells the mysterious
ukpam, the collective term used by natives to refer to
Urogymnus ukpam and other large freshwater stingrays;
U. ukpam is known from fewer than a half-dozen specimens
collected since its discovery in 1863like the Yeti or
Bigfoot, appearing sporadically and just often enough to
keep the legend alive (Scha« fer, 2001)."
Species:13.14 Pincushion ray (Urogymnus ukpam)
Assessor(s):L. J. V. Compagno
Red list assessment:Endangered (B1 & 2ce).
Red list rationale:Uncommon to rare, with less than ten specimens in museum collections, most recently collected in any numbers from the lakes of Gabon or adjacent rivers. Described as being abundant in the rivers of "Old Calabar" in the last century, but seldom reported since
Assessor(s):L. J. V. Compagno
Red list assessment:Endangered (B1 & 2ce).
Red list rationale:Uncommon to rare, with less than ten specimens in museum collections, most recently collected in any numbers from the lakes of Gabon or adjacent rivers. Described as being abundant in the rivers of "Old Calabar" in the last century, but seldom reported since
No luck on finding any pictures, as Mahseer says it is mainly from the "Old Calabar" river system but has shown up in Gabon, DRCongo, Nigeria, Cote de Ivorie, Guinea Bissau, and Camaroon. It used to be called Dasyatis ukpam and the thorny freshwater ray. It has no tail sting. Total length is only reported as 65 cm making it only a 1/3 as big as it's close relative the sw and brackish African thorny ray Urogymnus asperrimus, now called U. africanus. They are similar in shape but the ukpam lacks the dorsal mottling, here is a picture of the saltwater one.
