Male or Female Heterosplia

[qguy]

Male or female ?
is this a good example of the species ?

 

[Rocksor]

The head shape would indicate male, imho

J jaws7777 female heterospilus for comparison

 

[PhishMon84]

Unsure of sex but that’s a stunner- what’s the approximate size?

 

[newworld]

R u sure it's a hetereospilus?

 

[Toiletcar]

R u sure it's a hetereospilus?

Looks more like a male Vieja melanura or syn (as some still call it). But maybe it’s the lighting?
OP can you post more pics?

 

[duanes]

R u sure it's a hetereospilus?

I also question whether it is really heterospila, doesn't look like any I've seen.
Looks like a male of a different, or more likely, a hybrid Vieja.

 

[PhishMon84]

It’s a beautiful fish either way but I see a little bit of black belt and regani in there