I got 2 of these, the are about 3" from snout to tail, I dont see external gills on either of them. Thank you though, confirms what I thought, I had delhezis in the past, so I'm not disappointed, I want to inform the LFS though so hopefully they will start selling them correctly.I think you're right about it being a delhelzi, and right now it has faded patterns too. I think I still see the external gills on it.