ID help A. sp. Putumayo or other

[loxin]

Hi, all, I get a apisto, I can not confirm the species, who knows how to identify it,thanks.

Loxin

 

[Mike Wise]

Loxin, welcome to the apisto forum. I see 2 different fish - and 2 different species. The top fish (no spots on caudal fin) is A. sp. Papagei/Parrot. The 2 bottom photos (fish with spots on the caudal fin) appear to be A. sp. Pebas. Do you have photos of the females?

 

[loxin]

Thank you mike, the bottom photo of the fish is mixed in Peru exports agassizii, the only one, I refer to your identification method, is looking at "apisto.sites.no", its dorsal fin and anal fin is extended, I think it is curzi-Subcomplex .

 

[Mike Wise]

There isn't much difference between the cruzi- and Pebas-subcomplexes. In truth these and the eunotus-subcomplex are all genetically close (eunotus-complex). If the fish that I think is A. sp. Pebas showed only fright/submission colors, I would expect that it would show a double caudal patch instead. This is the reason I asked about females, because female colors don't hide the dark markings as much.

 

[wethumbs]

This is my Pebas female in brood-care coloration.

This is the Pebas male.

So how does one distinguish the Putumayo from the Papagei/Parrot?