Here is a better pic of it i got from the previous owner. Whats your opinion of it victor?Hard to say for sure but it may look more like one of mine that came from the Niger river. The genus has been in limbo for 3-4 years. Scientists cannot agree on the number of species. So I can't assign any species.
My "wittei" came from the Congo river.
No i dont know the collection point but ill see if i can figure that out since it comes from a store wich is only importing fish from africa.
Having raised up a few a. wittei, I would say everything points to wittei with your fish, the black barbels, the black spot on the gill cover and the few spots along the lateral line area are typical of the a. wittei variety I've kept which did come from D.R. Congo. Love the clarotes laciteps, they remind me of channel cat but better looking in my opinion, a species I've always wanted to keep but lack a large enough tank for one..