ID my cory's please

[mattfaulkner]

Got this group of 5 cory's today but dont know what sort they are. Been through the c numbers and close matches are corydoras puncatum and corydoras sp. C18 but neither match mine 100%. Any help appreciated.

[mattfaulkner]

[Dave Rinaldo]

My guess.....

Corydoras leopardus

edit: from the book Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish, Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers

A widespread and variable species, in some areas syntopic with Corydoras trilineatus which shares a similar colour pattern but has a short rounded snout and remains smaller in overall size. Further investigations are needed to clarify whether or not all of the so-called variations of this species are indeed one or several distinct species. Corydoras funnelli Fraser-Brunner, 1947 is a junior synonym.

Took this pic tonight....

[nvcichlids]

do all the corys that have this similar coloring have a large variety of spots (the one of the leopardus looks to have larger spots and the ones in the pictures have larger, more blocked spots.)

[mummymonkey]

Another similar fish is

Corydoras gomezi

[mattfaulkner]

Thanks guys, I think they are corydoras leopardus, the gomezi spots are too dark for mine.

[Coryologist]

Hope these help. - Frank

[mattfaulkner]

Well now im thinking gomezi based on the last picture, pretty much exactly the same.

[Karsten S.]

Hi,

I would favour C. leopardus.
C. gomezi has a rather round bloth in the dorsal which is not present in your specimen.

Cheers,

[mattfaulkner]

I think you have a typing error, bloth, I think you mean blotch, they do have a black blotch on the dorsal which may not be apparent in the last 2 pictures but can be seen in the first 2.

[Karsten S.]

Hi,

no a typing error, but nevertheless mistakable...
I wanted to say they don't show the typical round blotch that C. gomezi always has.

Cheers,