Re: Is this really D. filamentosus?

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Colin,

Your friend's D. filamentosus must have come from Japan! :-) Yamazaki, et  al.'s
book "South American Dwarf Cichlid" has photos of a male, female, & juvenile D.
filamentosus with 7 lateral spots, well 6 lateral & 1 caudal spots. D.
filamentosus has a fairly wide distribution in the upper Negro/Orinoco region so
there is some variability in the markings of the flanks & caudal fins. Only D.
filamentosus females - like the one on the link - and juveniles can be confused
with D. maculatus. D. filamentosus is more slender and has a narrower lateral
band (1-1½ scales high) than D. maculatus (2-2½ scales high). The female has
spawned sometime in her life. The ventral fins turn red once this happens.

Colin Gorton wrote:

> I forgot to include the link
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