Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosed by having straight mouth cleft; smaller pelvic fin of the male (tip reaching to the base of the 5th anal ray); and the presence of a pale pink stripe along the ventral margin of the male caudal fin (Ref. 26656).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analsoft rays: 16 - 17
Biology
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Bottom spawner, 2 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).