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Re: Distinguishing species





David Wood wrote:
> 
> I ain't arguing. but all the ones I've seen had the fins missing.
> Anyway, once they colour up boitonei males are quite distinct from
> bokermanni.Sorting the females will be interesting if they are carrying full
> finnage.
> I wil check my photos for obvious, constant differences.

There are several SAA species that sometimes have missing ventral fins. For
example, I have seen *zonatus* with them missing (or something very close).
OTOH, I was under the impression from Steffen Hellner and others that the
*boitonei* always had them missing.

Wright

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