L177 or L081 ?

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co77
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L177 or L081 ?

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Can anyone clear this up for me from what i understand larger the spots are 177 but im not sure what he is the yellow at the end of the fins seems to be thin. Hes about 2 inches now. I had a thread started when i forst fot him but thought maybe it would be better to let him settle in so i started a new thread. Sorry mods but i couldnt find the older thread (using tapatalk)
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These fish have been identified as the same species . The numbers may still apply to location "variants" but DNA says they are all the same fish.

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Thanks barbie
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I believe L81 wasn't included in the description for B. xanthellus.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... ies_id=153

Fish in question looks like B. xanthellus to me, not B. Sp. L81, and I would suspect it is the L18/85 form given the small gold seams on the dorsal and tail.
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I believe L81 wasn't included in the description for B. xanthellus.
I think I said this at the time, but I think this was an error, rather than a deliberate omission.
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