Pike cichlid ID

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Sublo

Feeder Fish
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Aug 31, 2024
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Posted about a little over a year ago but really just had to wait for him to grow. He’s about 10inches right now , and I’m wondering if he’s big enough to ID now.

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Possibly one of the genus Lugubria, maybe female Lugubria lugubris.
I was checking out the dark blotch behind the eye, and the other blotch behind the gill plate.
Mature male sport red blotches on the gill plate and lower jaw.

I would like to see a photo of an extended dorsal, lugubris have a distinctive white seam along the outer edge of that fin.
 
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Possibly one of the genus Lugubria, maybe female Lugubria lugubris.
I was checking out the dark blotch behind the eye, and the other blotch behind the gill plate.
Mature male sport red blotches on the gill plate and lower jaw.

I would like to see a photo of an extended dorsal, lugubris have a distinctive white seam along the outer edge of that fin.
I tried to get some pictures , they’re not the best but hopefully good enough. It looks like he/ she (I’m just using “he” bc idk what else to call it, idk actually. )

I chased him around the tank w a pvc pipe btw to get these , so he’s not happy in the pictures but has a nice strip when po’d

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