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Yeah, They are more like iniridaeAre these different than Apistorgamma uaupesi?
Do your fish sometimes show pronounced abdominal bars as known from A. iniridae? In this case they are most likely A. sp. Blutkehl.They are more like iniridae
Hello @Frank_H The only information that the seller gave me is that they are from Colombia. He did not give me exact information about the river.To me the abdominal markings look different than in A. sp. Segelflossen. The latter typically show 2 rows of large dots/blotches which are mostly located on the posterior or middle part of the scales. Do you have any information on the catch location?
Do your fish sometimes show pronounced abdominal bars as known from A. iniridae? In this case they are most likely A. sp. Blutkehl.
Hello @Mike Wise the largest measure approximately 2 inches including finsHow large are these fish? If Segelflossen, then the males haven't developed a sailfin yet.
Mike then would you better recommend waiting for them to mature more and develop the fins so I can see what they are?My guess is that they are immature and haven't developed their sailfin - or are some other species, possibly A. lineata.
Ok Mike, I will come back when they are more developed, thanks for the adviceYes, definitely.
Frank then is also ruled out to be A. sp. Blutkehl? , this fish is very difficult to find the idAs I said earlier, it doesn't look like Segelflossen to me either. Unfortunately, the new photos don't help me much in figuring out what it is...
Ok Mike, Do you have any suspicion that it could be this fish?Doesn't look like Segelflossen to me.
On the photos I have seen so far they don't show such pronounced dark bars below the lateral band as known from Blutkehl and iniridae. Or do they merely show them when you don't make photos?Frank then is also ruled out to be A. sp. Blutkehl? , this fish is very difficult to find the id
This fish is proving very difficult to identifyOn the photos I have seen so far they don't show such pronounced dark bars below the lateral band as known from Blutkehl and iniridae. Or do they merely show them when you don't make photos?
@Mike Wise It is very true what you say but this fish is from Colombia, does this change with respect to the form of uaupesi from Brazil?To me it looks like A. uaupesi (whatever that is) from Brazil. Several apistophiles, me included, are not sure about the validity of the uaupesi-like forms. Is A. uaupesi is a superspecies like A. agassizii that includes many scientifically described/undescribed species or is it a single species with subtly different-appearing populations? We will only know for certain when genetic studies are carried out.