I just got the info on the black bar coloring crossing under the ventral side from fishbase and have no personal experience, fishbase does contain some errors so as Mil said, "Where's Jesse?"
which dat is this
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Ming, I agree with your initial assessment--looks like a very nice Indonesian datnoid (Datnioides microlepis) to me. The middle bar "blobs" forward like an Indo, whereas a true pulcher has a backward sweep to it. Also, although by no means dispositive, the three tail stripes tend to suggest Indo. Yeah, I know that the middle bar typically crosses the ventral surface on Indos and not on pulchers, but the other signs are saying Indo. That's my opinion. Either way, it's worth a bunch given the rarity of datnoids in Australia.M|L said:
Sheesh, I'd sure hate to have to defend my opinion with the explanation, well, you see, sir, it had blobby bars.
I would say more indo than pulcher, pulchers usually have cleaner bars.
What's the scientific name of an indo dat?
What's the scientific name of an indo dat?
