Royal ID please!!

[TwistedPenguin]

I'm nowhere near an expert at differences in species. What little I know has been learned out of frustration in not being able to find an actual L190. I haven't even come across a vendor (yet) that knows the difference. The L190's can be olive green/black striped but most commonly they're gray/black striped. They always have bright red eyes & they get up to around 18". The L191 Dull-Eyed Royals are usually olive green/black striped with very dull colored eyes & are extremely common, it's what most vendors have, they get around 9"-10" max. The reason I thought the OP's Royal was an L190 is because he looked gray/black striped with bright red eyes (unless I'm mistaken because the picture's not real clear). But like I said-I'm not a species expert at all.

 

[wingate2581]

I know the differences between dull eyed royals vs. the rest of the royals. not debating for a second that it's a L-191. I'm asking what the difference between the L-027b and the L-190 are and why the OP's royal couldnt possibly be either one without knowing where it came from.

 

[AddictedToMbus]

It's the same fish in both pictures, AddictedToMbus, right? That Royal is an L191, not an L190. See? This is the problem I've run into from vendors for a year now. They swear they have an L190 with gray/black stripes and when they send the picture, it's an L191-the Dull-Eyed Royal with olive green/black stripes. I've already got 2 identical to yours, they're 5" now.
I got this from another sight:
L190 - P. nigrolienatus is the "standard" Royal.
L027a - Watermelon or Spotted Royal
L027b - Tele Pires Royal
L027c - "Xingu" & "Tocantins" Royal P. cf. nigrolineatus "Araguaia","Tapajos" & others
L191 - Dull-eyed Royal

oo crap read it wrong i thought u said gray eyes fwahahahaha

 

[AddictedToMbus]

how bout this one =P