Synodontis Id Help Please

Lunar Jetman · Mar 23, 2013

Can anyone help me identify this type please?

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crisycrunch · Mar 25, 2013

Looks like a Eupterus to me

Wills · Mar 25, 2013

I call Hybrid as cant see any distinguishable features like spots or fin trails. Its a slightly unusual shape as well?

Wills

Lunar Jetman · Mar 28, 2013

Here's the photo directly rather than a link:

I've had him a few years now and he is about 7-8 inches. I just wish I could remember what type he was. He does look a bit like Eupterus but there are hardly any spots on him so may be he is a type of Hybrid.

To be honest, he's by far the largest fish in my tank and I'm considering getting him re-homed so he is with more of the same sized fish but I've had him for a while now and am reluctant to part with him. I'm pretty sure he helped himself to my shoal of neons a while back too!

Oh and thanks to crisycrunch and wills for their suggestions!

MartinS · Mar 31, 2013

I'd say not Synodontis eupterus, though it may be a hybrid - can't see it myself but not convinced either way. What about Synodontis nigrita? I'm not saying it's that, but that's a similar brown coloured syno that doesn't have the distinguished dorsal fin and spotting of S.eupterus.
Martin

Lunar Jetman · Apr 1, 2013

MartinS said:
I'd say not Synodontis eupterus, though it may be a hybrid - can't see it myself but not convinced either way. What about Synodontis nigrita? I'm not saying it's that, but that's a similar brown coloured syno that doesn't have the distinguished dorsal fin and spotting of S.eupterus.
Martin

Thanks Martin. I think that's the closet looking one so far.