What is my "skunk cory"?

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What is my "skunk cory"?

Post by zebedaih »

I found some adorable corys at the lfs labeled "skunk corys".

I've located 2 fish from this site that look like them:
corydoras arcuatus
Corydoras narcissus

What is the difference between these two fish? How do I tell which I have?
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Post by Silurus »

Look at the snout. Corydoras narcissus is a long-snouted species while C. arcuatus a short-snouted one.
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C. arcuatus has a rounded snout and C. narcissus has a long concave snout or saddle snout as it is commonly called.

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Post by zebedaih »

Wow. Now that I look closely the difference is very clear. Thanks.
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