Can anyone I.d. this SA

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cichlidmayhem

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A year ago my lfs got in a wild shipment of these at 1" and we're labelled as curviceps. They clearly were not. Yesterday they had 2 left which were paired up and cleaning a rock. They are now 4". I thought they might have been aequidens tetramerus but closer look tells me they are one of the ports. I thought amazonarum but not sure. The male has these large green spots on the lower cheek cover that I don't see in pictures of amazonarum. Also has the blotch on the caudel peduncle that bleeds into the tail like a comma. The female has to cheek spots and a normal round blotch on the CP. sorry for the crappy cellphone pics.


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that_fish_Guy

that_fish_Guy

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Hoplarchus psittacus??? Maybe
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fug202

fug202

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My first thought is Aequidens patricki or something similar. I'm not sure if the mid-lateral spot is correctly positioned for A. patricki though.
 
darth pike

darth pike

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Does the lateral line, when expressed, go into the caudal spot or below it? This would help tell if it's a port (Cichlasoma) or acara (Aequindens).

Without knowing that, it looks like Cichlasoma to me ... and the number of anal spines, the lack of the facial marking, and the tail pattern suggest C. dimerus. But they aren't the best ID pics, and a lot of the differences are so minute they are hard to tell even on good pics.
 
ryansmith83

ryansmith83

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IMO it's one of the port types, Cichlasoma sp. The shape, the olive brown color, and the yellow fins with the lacy pattern are all giveaways.
 
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