Is this Synodontis ansorgii ?

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Is this Synodontis ansorgii ?

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This was a rescue fish I saved a couple of years ago. Browsing the catalog, my best guess is Synodontis ansorgii. I'd appreciate any opinions. Thank you!
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More likely
Synodontis euptera
from the shape of the humeral process.
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Synodontis euptera
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Agreed
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Re: Is this Synodontis ansorgii ?

Post by Carp37 »

ditto- mine would look like that if she went on a diet for a few months!
Megalechis thoracata, Callichthys callichthys, Brochis splendens (and progeny), Corydoras sterbai, C. weitzmani, CW044 cf. pestai, CW021 cf. axelrodi, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus (and progeny), Panaque maccus, Panaque nigrolineatus, Synodontis eupterus
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