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Unread 07/13/2005, 08:01 AM   #41
uberfugu
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Looks like a pictus ... could be a commerson. Commerson's illiciums aren't usually that long but they are variable. Pictus is most likely in your area (Asia). Wartskin will have a very different 2nd spine.

Best differentiation between pictus and commerson will be fin-ray counts:

Anal fin: pictus - 6-7; commerson - 8
pectoral fin: pictus - usually 10; commerson - usually 11
dorsal fin: pictus - usually 12; usually 13

the commerson will also grow to three time the size of the pictus

Nevertheless, cool fish






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