Incredible pike cichlid! Please Id.

[Passionate 4 pikes]

I have had this pike for less then 48 hours... and I LOVE it!
It is very interesting it will lie on the sand and move its gills rapidly sending sand everywhere. This is the coolest pike I have ever had and it is SO pretty.
I havent been able to ID it.
It was collected on the Rio Negro in Manaus.
Is it a female?
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[mbeatrice]

can you get a side shot

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

Sorry, I forgot the rest of the pics.

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

can you get a side shot

Look again. I forgot to add the rest of the pics.

 

[Carefree_Dude]

in one of those photos, it's tail looks like a head.

 

[darth pike]

WOW. No clue what it is, but it's a freaking beauty!!!

 

[BigPic]

snout reminds me of Johanna, body reminds me of Semifaciata. Dorsal markings are cool. . . you should go catch more I would bet female from the tail marking.

 

[Hadrian]

looks like a scotti to me

 

[Peanut_Power]

Scotti was going to be my guess as well, very very cool looking pike for sure! The dorsal pattern is wicked cool.

 

[piKefaNatic]

nice catch