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Andej
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Please help

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Help with identification.
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Probably .


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I love the pictures.
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Re: Please help

Post by Acanthicus »

Hi

I dont think this is A. macrophthalmus, the head morphology is wrong and so is the eye size.
Not entirely sure what this fish is though, it is similar to the common Ancistrus.
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