Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly

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Bleedingheartmommy
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Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly

Post by Bleedingheartmommy »

I freaked when I saw this, thought it was Irrubesco or Lorteti bc I only saw the belly. Here's the list:

Eyes: yellow with sheen (opalescent that red eyes have) could be a lighting issue

Body: looks to be travancoricus or imitator body, the tail matches these species as well- no resemblance to Irrubesco or Lorteti in finnage color.
Size: 2" (too large for DPS or imitators)
* belly has definite squiggles of the females of Irrubesco

We got a new subspecies here? Corvus, what's your take?!?!?

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Bleedingheartmommy
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Re: Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly

Post by Bleedingheartmommy »

I believe to have found the answer. No sub species, just one of the few TRUE female C. imitators to be photographed. After much research have found another photo with ^some^ belly similarities, not exact, but close. The females of 5 of 6 known Carinotetraodon are sexually dimorphic- and at least 3 of them have females with squiggly stomachs paterns. So I am in genuine belief this is an adult female C. Imitator.

This is the picture I found, def imitator... but look at the belly...hmmm

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Re: Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly

Post by hadla »

Yep overgrown dp lol a freak of nature XD
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Bleedingheartmommy
Figure 8 Puffer
Posts: 185
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:39 pm
My Puffers: Honey (SIP Cantaloupe): C. Travancoricus
Mad Max: P. Cochinchinensis
Apollo: T. Miurus
(SIP Bonnie) Clyde: C. Irrubesco
SIP Orchid
Location (country): USA-Seattle, WA

Re: Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly

Post by Bleedingheartmommy »

Honestly. I don't really buy it, the bellies don't match. I'm sticking to my C. irrubesco X C. imitator cross breed. Maybe one day, long past my death they will discover I'm right! Mwahaha!

Plus, the brown on the lower part of the face, chocolate brown- dead ringer for Irrubesco face. It drives me crazy not knowing! Lol
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