Unless you deliberately and earnestly went to extremes to make sure your TSN is wild caught, all others can safely be assumed to be the "farmies" and, for all our intents and purposes, can be considered P. fasciatum.
By the time it reaches 1.5'-2', the "species" ID will become clear. Until then, it is usually impossible to distinguish fasciatum from say tigrinum, or reticulatum. But once again, 99.999% chance yours is what we know as farmed fasciatum.
Unless you deliberately and earnestly went to extremes to make sure your TSN is wild caught, all others can safely be assumed to be the "farmies" and, for all our intents and purposes, can be considered P. fasciatum.
By the time it reaches 1.5'-2', the "species" ID will become clear. Until then, it is usually impossible to distinguish fasciatum from say tigrinum, or reticulatum. But once again, 99.999% chance yours is what we know as farmed fasciatum.
You are likely right, Moe. Good catch and eye. I didn't pay attention. It may be the photograph angle but its snout appears not straight and rather displays a notable downturn.
This trait is too frequently observed in the Asian farm bred "gene-pool-waste TSN", called "duck bill" deformity. W13 calls is "camel face" deformity. Sorry. Don't mean to hurt your feelings. Just saying like it is. It's not the fish's fault though.