i said malebigcatfan;3963885; said:
where are the dorsal ocelli?Loves severums;3963896; said:
female lucius on the left, male on the right...
Id my Pike please
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female lucius on the left, male on the right...
everything i have read says female.
The males of this group have the largest white spangles of any Pikes; most coastal forms of this complex have white spangles (usually on males only). These fishes don't get bigger than 10 inches and most have a black spot behind the gill cover, often surrounded by an irregular, variable white ring. Most are quite colorful but C. lucius is often bland. Females are smaller, prettier and possess a white band in the dorsal fin. In some species, the females have white spots instead of a white band. Species with white spots in the dorsal fin are typically from the Orinoco drainage.
The males of this group have the largest white spangles of any Pikes; most coastal forms of this complex have white spangles (usually on males only). These fishes don't get bigger than 10 inches and most have a black spot behind the gill cover, often surrounded by an irregular, variable white ring. Most are quite colorful but C. lucius is often bland. Females are smaller, prettier and possess a white band in the dorsal fin. In some species, the females have white spots instead of a white band. Species with white spots in the dorsal fin are typically from the Orinoco drainage.
pretty sure when they say "band" it means below the dorsal edge. The one you have has a white edge on the dorsal, not what I would call a band. Yours sure looks a lot more like the male on the right in my picture than the female on the left (besides the spangling not being present on either)
