Is this a PBB or Lapradei

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kdblove_99 said:
I knows dorsal fins isn't a 100 % way to identify but it only has 13. Wouldn't that definitely lean towards a Lapradei?
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Dorsal finlets are an unreliable way of IDing PBB versus lapradei. Although PBB do tend to have more than lap, I have seen laps with more and PBB with less. It depends on the fish. Besides, your fish is captive bred, so ID factors like finlet count would be even less reliable compared to wild caught fish due to smaller gene pools altering physical appearance.
Here's a captive bred PBB that looks similar to yours with 13-14 finlets:
(205) 13" captive bred Nile polypterus bichir bichir - YouTube
 
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Polypterus_36 said:
Dorsal finlets are an unreliable way of IDing PBB versus lapradei. Although PBB do tend to have more than lap, I have seen laps with more and PBB with less. It depends on the fish. Besides, your fish is captive bred, so ID factors like finlet count would be even less reliable compared to wild caught fish due to smaller gene pools altering physical appearance.
Here's a captive bred PBB that looks similar to yours with 13-14 finlets:
(205) 13" captive bred Nile polypterus bichir bichir - YouTube
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He nailed it. In short, cb PBB. 👍🏼
 
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