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Local shop had this listed as C. trilineatus. Don't think it is. It has a longer snout than my C trilineatus. Possibly C. gomezi?

Hi Catlids,

That's probably . I've seen a lot of them coming into my LFS in California, labeled as julii (since my LFS don't bother to label trilineatus correctly! LOL).

Gomezi is very close to leopardus. I've read elsewhere that together they may form a related species group; but for now, that is not resolved. I'm not sure how often gomezi is imported in the hobby, but C102 shows up time and again.

Cheers, Eric

Do the spots change to more lines as they grow older? That is one difference I see with C102.

Mike

Yes they will change, although I cannot tell you exactly in what fashion. My guess is that they will fuse and develop into longer squiggles, and may grow closer together.

Although it is not a direct and trustworthy comparison, you might take note of how color pattern changes in trilineatus. For example, compare the photos of the oldest trilineatus juvenile shown in my BLOG (here: https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/my ... id=508#639) to the adults. You can see how the juvenile has less striations and more broken lines compared to the adults.

I have some C102 also. They look just like yours. You can see a photo on my list of "My Cats" and there are more photos of similar fish at the LFS (these I didn't buy): viewtopic.php?f=13&t=41481

Cheers, Eric