Pira ID
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do you have a collection point?
based on the characteristic body shape, shape of the head, and solid black tail....I'm gonna guess at this point it's S. hastatus. That's an extremely rare fish, and I am no expert, but that's what it looks like. The picture is not all that great for id, and id's by picture are at best good guesses. Other possibilities are S. rhombeus, S. compressus, or S. spilopleura.
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57166/1/OP730.pdf
geryi's have a violet line running from dorsal fin to bottom of jaw. It looks like a racing stripe. They are usually light in coloration.
based on the characteristic body shape, shape of the head, and solid black tail....I'm gonna guess at this point it's S. hastatus. That's an extremely rare fish, and I am no expert, but that's what it looks like. The picture is not all that great for id, and id's by picture are at best good guesses. Other possibilities are S. rhombeus, S. compressus, or S. spilopleura.
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57166/1/OP730.pdf
geryi's have a violet line running from dorsal fin to bottom of jaw. It looks like a racing stripe. They are usually light in coloration.
Diogenes;2817568; said:
I am not sure, and Im going it to pick it up tomarrow
but I doubt its a rare fish
looks more like a rhom and sanchez
if that is in fact a hastatus you should get it out of that tank ASAP! I've never even seen one in person; I would hate for one of the rarest piranhas in existence to be eaten by a shoal of pygos!
This pic is not in good quality, and this is my old sanchez...
It doesnt have any red on the gill area and have a black tail...
my friend told me its a purple spilo (sanchez with different color)
It doesnt have any red on the gill area and have a black tail...
my friend told me its a purple spilo (sanchez with different color)
doesn't look like a chezi to me, but I could be wrong. Best way to rule out sanchezi is to look at the scutes.
sanchezi scutes:
http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/index.php?showtopic=72870
As I've learned recently, color is the last thing you should look at when identifying Serras. Look at the angle of the head, shape of the mouth, length of jaw, and pattern on the caudal fin. Those are all more reliable than looking at the color of life, because the COL can vary according to diet, color of substrate, part of the amazon where it was collected.
mind if I post this pic on another forum?
sanchezi scutes:
http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/index.php?showtopic=72870
As I've learned recently, color is the last thing you should look at when identifying Serras. Look at the angle of the head, shape of the mouth, length of jaw, and pattern on the caudal fin. Those are all more reliable than looking at the color of life, because the COL can vary according to diet, color of substrate, part of the amazon where it was collected.
mind if I post this pic on another forum?
Diogenes;2818302; said:
Don't do it till I get the fish in the morning
Not sure if that fish is in the package.. because the owner is selling me the reds
and that fish happen to be in the red's shoal... so I dont know yet...If I do get it...
I will post a close up and more better quality pic
and we can ID it closelyand if you want it
I can sell it to you cheap (I am not really into piranha, just trying to earn some extra cash off the reds)
the reds in the pic are 7-9"
