Please help me identify this fish - I am pretty sure it is one of the Hemichromis. Thanks in advance.
St. Petersburg, Florida
African Jewel Cichlid?
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Guest_rc6750_*
, Jun 04 2013 07:52 PM
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#1 Guest_rc6750_*
Posted 04 June 2013 - 07:52 PM
#2 Guest_Dustin_*
Posted 04 June 2013 - 08:55 PM
Definitely a Hemichromis but I have no idea on species.
#3 Guest_Joshaeus_*
Posted 04 June 2013 - 09:28 PM
I know nothing about cichlid identification, but it's a pretty fish nonetheless!
#4 Guest_Subrosa_*
Posted 04 June 2013 - 09:48 PM
H. lifalili
#5 Guest_joefish72_*
Posted 05 June 2013 - 03:09 PM
Absolutely not Hemichromis lifalili.H. lifalili
It's Hemichromis letourneuxi
Here is the link to the updated USGS survey.
http://nas.er.usgs.g...x?SpeciesID=457
Edited by joefish72, 05 June 2013 - 03:11 PM.
#6 Guest_rc6750_*
Posted 06 June 2013 - 08:58 AM
Thank you all for the feedback.
This is an interesting note from the USGS survey -
" Until recently, all published references to introduced populations of this species taken in Florida were incorrectly identified or listed as Hemichromis bimaculatus"
This is an interesting note from the USGS survey -
" Until recently, all published references to introduced populations of this species taken in Florida were incorrectly identified or listed as Hemichromis bimaculatus"
Edited by rc6750, 06 June 2013 - 08:58 AM.
#7 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 06 June 2013 - 11:17 AM
The FL farms have imported jewel cichlids from many locations over 60+ years to develop colorful aquarium strains, beginning long before some of the "newer species" were given names. So I'd guess feral jewel populations in FL may be of mixed origins and no longer match the descriptions of wild African species.
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