Guess the poly (oh no not this again)
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Hmm.. what’s the distinguishing feature between these 2 bichirs? One of them is a sp dabola and the other is still under discussion
You can see the sp. dabola in that pic has the racing stripes like a lapradei. But has the look of an endli but green. That's how I "usually" look at it. Black Volta endlis IMO are the poor man sp. dabola.
Btw doesn't that sp. dabola belong to a Bichir keeper in Korea?
Nice pieces Alex! It has been stated by an African importer that endli have 12-13 dorsal spines, and a sp. Dabola has 14-15. These were the first photos we got from toyin when he introduced us to sp. Dabola. But then again. This is some years ago. Many unusual polys have been labeled as sp. Dabola with less than 13 spines since.....
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Looks like s Volta endli for me
So I had a chat with
King-eL
and he concluded that the second piece is a sp guinea. He distinguishes sp guinea and sp dabola from the head structure, with the former having the head structure of a endli/ansorgii and the latter having that of a Bichir sp. pics attached for your reference and further discussion.
Polyaddict86
Hao
Vancouver_98683
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In the 1st and 3rd pics, the poly under discussion is on top, and I think hao’s Dabola is at the bottom half of the pics.
King-eL
and he concluded that the second piece is a sp guinea. He distinguishes sp guinea and sp dabola from the head structure, with the former having the head structure of a endli/ansorgii and the latter having that of a Bichir sp. pics attached for your reference and further discussion.
Polyaddict86
Hao
Vancouver_98683
. In the 1st and 3rd pics, the poly under discussion is on top, and I think hao’s Dabola is at the bottom half of the pics.
