Help me ID this dorado

[you already know]

It's a 9"-10" dorado I was told it was brought in from brazil


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[oneyedfish]

I'm going to guess S. Franciscanus.


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[Chicxulub]

Hard to say from the pics, but I'm inclined to thank its a frankie as well, especially if its from Brazil. Frankies are farmed in Brazil and make up 99.9% of the imports to the US, so the odds are good that's what it is.

 

[you already know]

Which is the gold dorado


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[Stuginski]

Which is the gold dorado


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Salminus brasiliensis I guess...

D.

 

[Chicxulub]

Which is the gold dorado


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Both.

They're both golden dorados. Franciscanus was only recognized as a separate species in 2009, before then, the Argentine and Brazilian populations were considered to be the same species.

Adult specimens of each type:

 

[Stuginski]

Both.

They're both golden dorados. Franciscanus was only recognized as a separate species in 2009, before then, the Argentine and Brazilian populations were considered to be the same species.

Adult specimens of each type:

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There is a S. brasiliensis with almost that size in a LFS near my home! When I go there I will take a picture! He is with a 3-4 ft arapaima gigas and some HUGE peacock bass!!!


D.

 

[you already know]

Yeah I would love to check out that pic


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[you already know]

I wonder what size you start to notice the gold color


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[Charney]

nice pick up. Gonna turn out to be a nice fish