Need some help with Id

[P.W.]

Friends...would someone please help me to identify this species, the original question popped up on a swedish forum (see link below). I suggested that it could be Ap. sp morado or Ap. sp papagai or most likely Ap. pebas. But I´m not sure about this at all.

http://www.ciklid.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57474

All suggestions are most welcome

Best regards/ Per

 

[Mike Wise]

Per,

First, the photos of the males are too small and show no diagnostic black markings. The photo of the female shows the classic double caudal spot that is diagnostic of A. sp. Papagei. It is strange that it shows only 1 other spot on the lateral band. Obviously this is a highly inbred specimen. A. sp. Pebas is a species closely related to Papagei and occurs in many different color forms/populations. Morado is the purple color form of A. sp. Pebas.

 

[P.W.]

Hello Mike!

Thanks a lot for your help with this identification.

Best regards/ Per