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Catfish Species ID? Sychri or Atropersonatus?

Posted: 03 May 2021, 19:34
by RC23
Found these guys at my LFS only two were left, trying to order more but can't figure out species.

Re: Catfish Species ID? Sychri or Atropersonatus?

Posted: 03 May 2021, 20:03
by bekateen
Hi RC23,

Welcome to PlanetCatfish!

These corys are . You can distinguish C. atropersonatus from by the shape of the snout - C. atropersonatus has a blunt snout (lineage 9 corys), whereas C. sychri has a straight snout (lineage 8, subgroup 4 corys).

Cheers, Eric