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Apistogramma linkei ID

Matías

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Cochabamba, Bolivia
Hi everyone,
I need help identifing this Apistogramma. ( regani Group / commbra e Complex / Apistogramma linkei?)
I caught it in Cochabamba - Bolivia.
Thanks a lot!

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Mike Wise

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Yes, I believe it is a very colorful population of A. linkei (or something very close to it). The fish appears more slender than A. linkei, but this could be due to the angle of the camera shot. The body shape (depth) is hard to evaluate in the photos. There are only 2 known commbrae-complex species from the Río Beni system - A. linkei in the middle to upper part and A. similis in the lower part (closer to the Río Madre de Dios). Your fish also shows a caudal pattern more like A. linkei than A. similis. If I were to give a name to this fish, I would call it A. cf. linkei (Cochabamba).
 

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