Papua or Solandri?

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Papua or Solandri?

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https://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/I ... ddid=62742

He looks more like a C. solandri to me just because he is more orange than most of the pictures of Papuans i have seen.
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Re: Papua or Solandri?

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But then again he has that black spot which i believe solandris dont have? Correct me if im mistaken.
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Re: Papua or Solandri?

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I vote for C. papua.
Neither the orange color nor the eye spot are characters typical for only one species.
It's more about lines vs. spots between eyes and dorsal fin.
Both are possibly regional variations of one species, anyway.
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Re: Papua or Solandri?

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Okay. Thanks corvus.
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