What type of Cory is this?

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Oops realised I put it’s instead of is it!
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340 litre Aqua Oak
Fluval FX-4
Fluval Aquasky 2.0
Fluval Plant 3.0
Aquael Platinum 300W heater
4 x Angels (2 x breeding pairs)
6 x Gold Pristella Tetra
7 x Pristella Tetra
1 x Cardinal Tetra
1 x Female Rainbow Stiphodon Goby
8 x Sterbai Corys
6 x Ottocinclus
3 x Bristlenose
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The long nose pins it down as a lineage 1 species. C. pastazensis is lineage 1 but has no black in the dorsal fin. My best guess would be a stressed out C. blochi.
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Choose one of these....
Spotted version of amandajanea, ambiacus, blochi, brevirostris, crimmeni, delphax, ephippifer, a variant leopardus, c75, c87 ..... according to Ian's book anyway.....it may even turn out to be a leucomelas, but I'm more doubtful about that. ;)
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Thanks again for all the help.Today we changed the substrate for sand and got 3 leucomelas Cory from our local Maidenhead aquatics. They all seem very happy together 🥰
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