Apistogramma commbrae complex ID

[rafael]

Hi.

Wild fish coming from the forest of Bolivia:

Thanks in advance,

Rafael. :wink:

 

[Mike Wise]

They look like A. linkei to me.

 

[rafael]

Then I was mistaken, I thought that I was Apistogramma inconspicua.

Photos just arrived at the tank:

Really thanks,

Rafael.

 

[Mike Wise]

A. inconspicua has vertical rows of spots on the tail fin & 15 hard spines on the dorsal fin (16 on A. similis). A. linkei has longitudinal stripes on the caudal & 16 hard spines on the dorsal. The latter seems to match your fish. To tell the truth, populations of all of the commbrae fish seem to merge together at their boundaries. These are very closely related species.

 

[rafael]

Really thanks again Mike.

Rafael.