Catfish Photography

[bekateen]

Friday, and continuing the loricariidae train after a short cory intermission with this punkelisous catfish with a mohawk, the Dappled Whiptail Catfish (

Rineloricaria melini

)

FYI, this is

Rineloricaria teffeana

, not

Rineloricaria melini

. Very similar, but the spots on R. teffeana are closer together and fit almost like tiles or bricks in a wall or the spots on a giraffe. By contrast, R. melini has more separation between the spots, and the spots have a distinct dark boundary to them, creating an outline effect around each spot.

Cheers, Eric

[HAMidtun]

this is

Rineloricaria teffeana

, not

Rineloricaria melini

.

Cheers, Eric

Cheers Eric!
Always good to get these corrections! I am, as mentioned, mostly a snake/reptile guy and still learning my fish

[bekateen]

No problem. R. teffeana and R. melini often get confused on import, either accidentally or intentionally since melini is probably better known.

Cheers,
Eric