Synodontis acanthomias or something else?

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Synodontis acanthomias or something else?

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As the title says, is this Synodontis acanthomias a hybrid or something else completely?
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It is not acanthomias. It looks like a hybrid to me.

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I agree with Mark that it's a hybrid.
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Thank you both for the replies. Much appreciated.
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As posted above this is a hybrid that looks to have Eupterus as one parent - the body is too short & deep & the gray is too 'light & shiny'
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