fish id

[element]

these fish were sent to me as A. pertensis they're still young but they look more like gephyra to me. can someone confirm or ID what they actually are?

 

[element]

more pics

here are a few more pics

 

[Mike Wise]

What an interesting fish! It certainly is not A. pertensis. This species has a well developed caudal spot separate from the lateral band. Since I do not see a metallic blue patch at the corner of the mouth, I doubt that it is an agassizii-complex fish, like A. gephyra. It reminds me of a highly elongated brevis-group species - like a stretched A. sp. Breitbinden. Are these wild fish? How large is the male in photo 2 (top) of you most recent set? Can you supply any other information?

 

[element]

These fish are wild , they came from Oliver lucanus , by way of a retailer.
the fish you asked about is ~ 2" the rest are between 1 and 2" and thats pretty much all i know .

Jason

 

[JG]

Why not send Oliver a quick email and ask him - oliver@belowwater.com ?

 

[element]

Why not send Oliver a quick email and ask him - oliver@belowwater.com ?

Great idea !

but unfortunatly , disappointing results . he doesn't know either