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Younger A. mendezi can be difficult to sex. In general the tips of the soft parts of dorsal, anal and ventral fins should be less pointed/elongated as in males, females should show less pronounced pattern in the caudal fin and the metallic bluish markings on the head should be less pronounced too – in particular the so-called "lip-spot" is supposed to be shown by males only: