Spikes on male cory pectoral spine?

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Spikes on male cory pectoral spine?

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Was snapping some photos of my male black Venezuela corydoras and one photo focused on his pectoral fin spine.

I noticed bristles.

Never noticed this on cories.
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Re: Spikes on male cory pectoral spine?

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Hmmmm... I know they can be serrated. But few corys have odontodes.
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bekateen wrote: 02 Apr 2021, 05:20 Hmmmm... I know they can be serrated. But few corys have odontodes.
Given theyre on the top of the fin spine, they seem to be odontodes
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Re: Spikes on male cory pectoral spine?

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Cropped closer.
This guy has both the serrations at the front of the spine, but odontodes on the top
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