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ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 00:03
by mattfaulkner
Got this group of 5 cory's today but dont know what sort they are. Been through the c numbers and close matches are
corydoras puncatum and
corydoras sp. C18 but neither match mine 100%. Any help appreciated.
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 00:36
by mattfaulkner
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 01:17
by Dave Rinaldo
My guess.....
edit: from the book
Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish, Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers
A widespread and variable species, in some areas syntopic with Corydoras trilineatus which shares a similar colour pattern but has a short rounded snout and remains smaller in overall size. Further investigations are needed to clarify whether or not all of the so-called variations of this species are indeed one or several distinct species. Corydoras funnelli Fraser-Brunner, 1947 is a junior synonym.
Took this pic tonight....
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 02:56
by nvcichlids
do all the corys that have this similar coloring have a large variety of spots (the one of the leopardus looks to have larger spots and the ones in the pictures have larger, more blocked spots.)
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 09:21
by mummymonkey
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 10:01
by mattfaulkner
Thanks guys, I think they are corydoras leopardus, the gomezi spots are too dark for mine.
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 22 Mar 2009, 23:32
by Coryologist
Hope these help. - Frank
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 23 Mar 2009, 19:07
by mattfaulkner
Well now im thinking gomezi based on the last picture, pretty much exactly the same.
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 23 Mar 2009, 19:52
by Karsten S.
Hi,
I would favour C. leopardus.
C. gomezi has a rather round bloth in the dorsal which is not present in your specimen.
Cheers,
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 24 Mar 2009, 15:59
by mattfaulkner
I think you have a typing error, bloth, I think you mean blotch, they do have a black blotch on the dorsal which may not be apparent in the last 2 pictures but can be seen in the first 2.
Re: ID my cory's please
Posted: 24 Mar 2009, 19:27
by Karsten S.
Hi,
no a typing error, but nevertheless mistakable...
I wanted to say they don't show the typical round blotch that C. gomezi always has.
Cheers,
