Uranascopus

[Rpul]

Was basically gifted two large uranascopus several months back now. (£50 asking price for the pair from a friend)
To my surprise, as the person who had contacted me about them. Said they was around 16 Inches long, untill I arrived and measured both at 24” and 22”. A added bonus for me, the smaller least bulky fish isn’t the easiest on the eyes. But the big round one is phenomenal. I don’t think there is many catfish out there that will top an adult meglodoras for looks.

 

[Tristan's 6000 Fish]

The first two photos of the fish where cool. Love the patterns on it.

 

[FJB]

Very cool fish. Thanks for sharing!
The title of this thread (Uranoscopus) threw me off initially, before opening and reading it.
Uranoscopus (capital U) is a genus of marine fish of the family Uranoscopidae, the stargazers. Sit-and-wait predators, these fish are not commonly kept in aquaria.
But of course you were actually referring to the Amazonian thorny catfish Megalodoras uranoscopus, family Doradidae (lower case u, such as for a species name).
Again, very cool! Lucky you.