Re: eunotus/cruzi/ or what?

[Scott <zerelli@yahoo.com>]

Yes he certainly has developed trailers on the anal
and dorsal fins. They are close to if not past the end
of his caudal. I like him but he is meaner than a
snake. Is black edges on a ventral fin diagnostic of a
female in these?


--- Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
wrote:
> 
> Scott,
> 
> I got you pics. Like you said, they are fuzzy
> camcorder shots - and dark
> besides. I finally got a chance to clean them up.
> 
> Your fish is definitely an eunotus-complex species.
> The male has all of the
> diagnostic features: deep body that's laterally
> compressed, steep upper head
> profile with a flatter jaw line, high dorsal with
> pointed but not serrated
> spiny portion, orange spot at the insertion of the
> pectoral fins, a clear to
> very faintly spotted caudal fin that's usually
> orange & a relatively broad
> zigzag lateral band. I might be imagining it, but I
> think I can even see a
> split in vertical Bar 6 on your fish. Brooding
> females usually show the
> lateral band as a series of patches mostly behind
> (posterior of) the lateral
> fleck - like yours. Your fish are very similar to A.
> cf. eunotus
> (Orangeschwanz/Orange-tail) because of the extremely
> orange colored tail.
> Look at Linke's photo of A. eunotus in L&S. I'm
> pretty sure it's the same
> form as yours. This form can develop very long
> dorsal & anal fin extensions.
> The tail starts off round, but eventually the back
> squares off and some males
> even get short extensions on the upper & lower tips.
> I believe that this form
> is the true A. eunotus, but am not absolutely sure.
> Thus the "cf." moniker.
> 
> Mike Wise
> 
> Scott wrote:
> 
> > Mike, did you get the pictures I sent?
> 
> >
>
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