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?!?!?
Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly
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Mad Max: P. Cochinchinensis
Apollo: T. Miurus
(SIP Bonnie) Clyde: C. Irrubesco
SIP Orchid - Location (country): USA-Seattle, WA
Help ID, looks to be C. imitator with (female) C. Irrubesco belly
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- 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
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
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
Yep overgrown dp lol a freak of nature XD
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- 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
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
Plus, the brown on the lower part of the face, chocolate brown- dead ringer for Irrubesco face. It drives me crazy not knowing! Lol
"Genetics loads the gun, and environment pulls the trigger."-Brené Brown