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What kind of leather is this?

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Tastech Member

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looks like fish to me , what species ? i have no idea 

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Ed in Tx Member

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It looks like an arapaima (sp?) or sometimes called a paracu. It is a south American fish in the Amazon.

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I have some ' Carp' fish skins that look similar 

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Thanks everyone. I got it in a bag of pieces, and had never seen a piece like it before.  

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