TATF and VATF

[bannedmfk]

first I'm guessing TATF......second I'm guessing VATF

 

[bannedmfk]

Here's some more pics of my tigerfish

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[Chicxulub]

i'm really out of practice and those pics aren't very clear, but that looks like cf. big eye to me, a vittatus complex fish

 

[bannedmfk]

i'm really out of practice and those pics aren't very clear, but that looks like cf. big eye to me, a vittatus complex fish

Bro I've been trying to reach you! Not sure if you remember me but I've had a brevis tigerfish you helped I.D years back

 

[Chicxulub]

I'm not on any form of social media anymore lol, its been a rough few years. I do remember you tho

 

[bannedmfk]

i'm really out of practice and those pics aren't very clear, but that looks like cf. big eye to me, a vittatus complex fish

here's more pics

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[bannedmfk]

I'm not on any form of social media anymore lol, its been a rough few years. I do remember you tho

Good hearing from you again brother!

 

[Chicxulub]

Good hearing from you again brother!

Thank you very much!

 

[bannedmfk]

Thank you very much!

So it's not a FATF?

 

[Chicxulub]

So it's not a FATF?

No, I'm fairly confident that it's a cf big eye. The front of the face is rounded in fatf, this guy has his frontal bones (in front of the eyes, the 'snout' going down to his jaw) fairly straight. It's much more rounded off in fatf.

More tellingly, the dorsal fin is roughly in line with the pelvic fin insertion, the dorsal fin is almost entirely ahead of the pelvic insertion on fatf

Edit- upon re-review, i'm giong to go with Wes' assessment on this. I'm out of practice.