Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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I've bought a few groups of Lucipinnis but I think some are Petricolas. Especially this one. Opinions?
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Re: Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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Yup, that one is a petricola.
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Re: Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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How big is the body length?
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Re: Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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shes about 4" long
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Re: Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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is 4 inch the total length or just the body. It is a petricola but for a 4 inch body (not inc tail) i'd expect a few more body spots.

Still that could be regional variation or perhaps there are still unidentified species being grouped together as we know no different at this time
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Re: Petricola or Lucipinnis?

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She's 4 inches including the tail. I've only had them a month or two so i dont know if they are still growing or not
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