Wild Caught Peru Apisto ID

[CA1]

Hi,
I am looking for a ID for the following wild caught apisto from Peru.

Thanks

 

[Frank Hättich]

Imo the shape of the caudal spot points towards A. sp. Rocafuerte but without seeing the abdominal markings one can't be 100% sure. Please show some more pictures in which the abdominal markings can be seen clearly. Do you know the exact catch location?

 

[anewbie]

Pretty fish.

 

[CA1]

Thanks for the reply. I don't know the location of where they come from. The place I bought them from said he ordered Apisto alto tapiche, but received these instead.
I've posted a few more pics below (first one is of the female). I apologize for my poor pic quality.

 

[Frank Hättich]

Unfortunately the abdominal markings still can't be seen clearly, but what I see makes me quite confident that it's A. sp. Rocafuerte.

 

[KenL]

Interesting and lovely fish. It’s very like cacatuoides to me without the zig zag pattern.

 

[Mike Wise]

Rocafuerte is a cacatuoides-group species closely related to A. cacatuoides. TomC & I collected them near the borders of Peru and Ecuador - far from where Alto Tapiche is found. I tend to agree with Frank, your fish do resemble Rocafuerte more than any other species. Your photos show a very happy, unstressed fish. My guess is that if you put it in a plastic bag and gave it a good strong shake that the abdominal bands (less wavy than on A. cacatuoides) would appear.

This is one of the fish that I brought home:

 

[KenL]

Please don’t put it in a bag and give it a good shake.

 

[KenL]

I’ve been thinking about what other fish these look like. Are these like A. juruensis?

 

[Frank Hättich]

I’ve been thinking about what other fish these look like. Are these like A. juruensis?

They are all cacatuoides-group species so they are similar. However, other than this fish, A. juruensis has a caudal spot separated from the lateral band.