What is this catfish?

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davis101

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Saw this fish in the lfs and they had no idea what it was and they called it a mutton catfish, which I was smart enough to google and turned out that it was non existent. lol The bigger one facing the back corner. This is the best picture that I could get because it literally did not move the whole time I as there. Hopefully it's enough for an id. Thanks. It was roughly 4 inches and had a more square shaped caudal fin.

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Very hard pic to me. As Shane, I can only currently imagine an aluminum cat = big eyed African catfish. (It's a genus with many species.) The one Shane linked IME is the most commonly sold species in the US.
 
I don't think it's eyes were that big, it had a longer nose and its caudal fin did not have the v shape. Just more of a squared/rectangular/boxy shape.
 
I thought of this little fella too but discarded based on its max size of ~4". Every time I see them at the stores, they are tiny, 1"-2". But it could be it if it is an adult.
 
They said it was a trade in so who knows if it's full grown. lol The whiskers look pretty similar though.
 
Here's a pic of mine , I'm presuming mines fully grown had him for years now he's about 13"

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