Another vieja ID

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Been there man. I owned a pair of Zonatus years ago and my male looked identical to the pictures you posted.
 
Hartwegi is closest of ones mentioned.

imo the closest vieja I can recognize it to is the Guttulatus. It needs to adapt and show more colors and patterns. But t's got the long body like the Hartwegi, Guttulatus, and the Coatz
 
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Guttulatus, coatzacoalas and zonatus are believed to be by some,geographical variants of the same species.
The op's fish most closely resembles hartwegi to my eyes due to the red facial spangles and what looks like an overbite to the upper jaw.
Here is my old guttulatus for reference.

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Guttulatus, coatzacoalas and zonatus are believed to be by some,geographical variants of the same species.
The op's fish most closely resembles hartwegi to my eyes due to the red facial spangles and what looks like an overbite to the upper jaw.
Here is my old guttulatus for reference.

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this fish's body looks like a Heterspila Hybrid to me. Is pictre angled?
 
Yes he was longer than the picture makes him appear.
He came from a trusted source.
 
Fish looks Zonatus all the way.
 
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