Synodontis Dorsomaculatus

Orbital · Post by **Orbital** » 01 Oct 2005, 04:13

Silurus thought the Synodontis species I wanted ID'd was a Dorsomaculatus. I can not find any pictures of them anywhere, does anyone have any to compare to mine?

Here are my two largest specimen, I have a 3rd that is the runt of the group and less colorful.

Thanks, Chad

Orbital · Post by **Orbital** » 03 Oct 2005, 05:24

Here is a newer picture of my two largest specimens.

worton[pl] · Post by **worton[pl]** » 03 Oct 2005, 11:41

Hiya,

I've just seen very similiar looking fish and I thought it could be s. nigromaculatus. How about that Silurus? However spots in this fish showed above are bigger that I saw and barbels are too dark.
Yours are WC, Orbital?

Regads.

Erwin · Post by **Erwin** » 03 Oct 2005, 20:51

Unfortunately I can't say what your fish is, but I can say its not S. dorsomaculatus, because first place, from the area where they live no fish exports are comming so it would be more than a surprise if they would show up, and second, there are quite some differences in pattern and morphology. The most striking are the circle-round eyes of your fish vs. ellipsiform in S.dorsomaculatus, no dots but marbled pattern at the head of S.dorsomaculatus vs. dots at your fish.
Its not S.nigromaculatus eigther, because I have seen them several times. Its a species which owns much longer maxillary barbels, and the dots at the body are much more closely set.

Erwin

CEfire · Post by **CEfire** » 04 Oct 2005, 00:32

Hey Orbital,

I think I bought some of the same fish. Did you get them in Cedar Rapids...I am still working on identifying mine which look exactly the same as those pics.

Orbital · Post by **Orbital** » 04 Oct 2005, 02:00

Thanks for the input guys. I was thinking they were Nigrita at first, but their spotting seems different. I am not that well versed with all the types of Synos, but really do enjoy them.

CEfire: I think I know what place your talking about, but no I got them in Davenport. They were some oddballs that a shop that deals mostly with salt water fish had in. I got them a few years back.

Also I don't know their origin as far as generation. Probably not wild caught, but who knows.