african or south american?

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    IMAG0172.jpgany experts have any idea which species is this one,it looks like the south american one to me.

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    Looks like south american for me also. Somehow reminds me of the archer fish. But dont knoe wat this one is
     
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    Polycentropsis abbreviata
     
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    hard to tell as juveniles they look identical
     
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    So you are referring to Ctenopoma acutirostre and Polycentropsis abbreviata?.
     
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    no i dont think its ctenepoma,either ploycentropsis or monocirrhus
     
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    am i right in asking its a leaf fish ryt?
     
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    one of them
     
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    Okay now i see, they look the same.:cool:
     
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    ok i think mystery solved,the south american leaf fish(monocirrhus polycanthus) should have a lower lip barbel,this fish does not.
     
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    Honestly, it looks Asian to me - Nandus nandus.
     
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    Yup, Looks Asian to me too.
     
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    Looks like a south american to me aswell
     
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    If you Google Nandus nandus, you will see that this is what it appears to be
     
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    it looks like it could be either
     
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