anyone know what this is

[red-devil0602]

[Silurus]

Synodontis nigrita

[red-devil0602]

no it's alot darker than those he is really dark olive green

[Silurus]

Color is variable enough in this species that I wouldn't use it as a reliable character.

[red-devil0602]

we thought it was one of these

synodontis acanthomias
synodontis bastian
synodontis shall
Mystus leucophasis

[corybreed]

It is not any of he species that you listed. Mystus leucophasis is jet black. It is S. nigrita.

Mark

[red-devil0602]

it doesn't look like any of the pictures of S. nigrita on this site

[Caol_ila]

Hi!

S.nigrita is a garbage species containing at least 2 different ones...
this is also nigrita...
S.nigrita

P.S.: THX Mats

[MatsP]

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[racoll]

a lot of those pics in the cat-elog are of juvenile fish. yours is an adult. adult fish will often display darker duller patterning with reduced contrast.

it could be an S.eupterus
perhaps?

Silurus is a fish taxonomist, that doesn't mean he's always right, but he knows his stuff. i would probably agree with him. i had an S.nigrita once, and it did look like yours.

[CEfire]

Hello,

I am still struggling with the difference between S. Nigrita and S. Robbianus. This fish looks more like Robbianus to me, but I certainly wouldn't argue with HH

Can you explain the main differences between these two Synodontis and why this one is Nigrita vs. Robbianus.

Thanks,
Andy

[Caol_ila]

@cefire do a search for robbianus and youll find a thread by erwin about Nigerian synos where this topic is discussed i think to remember...

[Zebby]

This is most likely a S.Eupterus hydrid.