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Bought these labeled as punctatus. Here is what I think
Posted: 12 Apr 2017, 01:52
by Busterny
Both of these were labeled as punctatus. I think the first is Leucomelas and the second is Ambiacus. What do you all think?
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I bought 5 of what I think are Leucomelas and 4 Ambiacus.
Re: Bought these labeled as punctatus. Here is what I think
Posted: 12 Apr 2017, 02:07
by bekateen
Yes the top fish looks like leucomelas, although I'm a little uncertain since it's photographed out of water. The second looks more like agassizii to me. But then again, there is a growing opinion that agassizii and ambiacus are actually a single species with local color variants.
That said, the snout of the second fish looks much longer than I'm used to for either ambiacus or agassizii. Maybe it's camera angle or just the pose of the fish, but the snout shape makes me doubt the ID.
Nice find. Cheers, Eric
Re: Bought these labeled as punctatus. Here is what I think
Posted: 12 Apr 2017, 02:35
by Busterny
Thank you. Here is another shot of ythe Leucomelas in the water
These next 2 pics show the others in question. The snout is definitely longer and not as rounded as the Leucomelas.
Let me know if these pics help.