sold to me as Synodontis ocellifer

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keleher
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sold to me as Synodontis ocellifer

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got these a while ago, they came in as upside down cats but i thought they were Synodontis ocellifer until recently, as they have a high dorsal fin and small adipose fin(In S. ocellifer its long running almost from caudal to dorsal fin). also the head is more elongated with these ones.
any one able to id them?hybrid?
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It's a hybrid. Looks like the one sometimes sold as tiger Synodontis.
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Re: sold to me as Synodontis ocellifer

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As Silurus says, Hybrids i'm afraid
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