what is my catfish?

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what is my catfish?

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www2.arofanatics.com/members/kook/catfish2/ here is the link
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It's a redtail. If it was a wyckii, the head would be much flatter and the body color a lot darker.
Some redtails have pale principal caudal rays (which may cause them to be mistaken for wyckii), especially if the red color on the caudal fin is pale.

PS. FWIW, your other striped catfish is <i>Mystus mysticetus</i>.
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