ID wild caught Apistos

[AmazonFishroom]

Good evening all.

A few weeks back, I spent a week collecting fish on the Maranon, Ucayali, and the Amazon river in Peru. Time spent collecting was wonderful, though challenging at times, but something I am glad I was able to do.

Days were usually 3 collecting spots, then usually night collecting from the skiff. After a collection spot, fish were ID'ed, but on occasion, I missed part of that process, and I am unable to identify more than a few Apistogramma Sp. That made it home. The Packing list that accompanied my shipment lists A. Agassizi as the only Apistos in my shipment. That is not the case.

I have two images right now that I would like some help identifying. Unfortunately, I believe I have lost all the Agassizi that came home (there maybe a few juveniles hiding, but unsure), though I do have several specimens that are healthy and doing well.

Attached are the images. ID help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Frank Hättich]

The first photo shows some form of A (cf./sp. aff.) agassizii and the second an A. cf. eunotus, possibly the "Schwanzstreifen/Tail-stripes" form.

 

[anewbie]

Extremely nice looking wild fishes.

 

[AmazonFishroom]

Extremely nice looking wild fishes.

Thank you. My apologies for the delayed reply. After roughly 3 weeks of settling in, I now have a very lively and colorful array of Apistos. Several are still small, less than 2cm, a couple that I would consider young adults (if there is such a thing).

 

[AmazonFishroom]

First photo shows some form of A (cf./sp. aff.) agassizii and the second an A. cf. eunotus, possibly the "Schwanzstreifen/Tail-stripes" form.

Thank you.

 

[AmazonFishroom]

I have a few others that I believe I have identified, but just to follow up and confirm, they are listed below. The first image I believe to be Caucatoides, and the other I believe to be the female counterpart to the Eunotus, as shown above.

 

[Frank Hättich]

The first image I believe to be Caucatoides,

Yes.

and the other I believe to be the female counterpart to the Eunotus, as shown above.

That's possible but in case it has not been collected together with your A. cf. eunotus male, it could also be some other eunotus- or even cruzi-subcomplex species.