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Syno. Ocellifer
Posted: 14 Sep 2012, 21:23
by tomr
Does anyone know if the little S. Ocellifer on aquabid are real?. i dont recall anyone breeding these or importing them this small.
Re: Syno. Ocellifer
Posted: 14 Sep 2012, 23:10
by Dave Rinaldo
Asking the seller might get you the answer.
Here's the link
Pic from link.
Cropped
Re: Syno. Ocellifer
Posted: 14 Sep 2012, 23:53
by Oliver D.
They have the juvenile coloration, so nobody can say if they are real S. occelifer.
For me they looks like youngsters of these Synodontis:
http://www.synodontis.net/CONTENT.PHP?AW=209&SD=1
But the juvenile coloration is similar in some riverine species...
Re: Syno. Ocellifer
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 07:00
by jippo
I have seen very small juvenile ocellifer and their pattern was more like adult ocellifer has. So I don't think these are ocellifer.
Re: Syno. Ocellifer
Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 14:33
by unblinded
I've seen these on AB & had the same question. I'd have to agree with jippo, they don't look like what is recognized as Syno Ocellifer. Sadly, sometimes sellers/retailers just find the closest thing that they think matches what they have and slap that name on it. This is the case with the "Synodontis Longirostris" you find at PetSmart.