Nosferatu labridens

[coltiger1975]

Here is my new labridens I just picked up today. Still a little shy lol

 

[ehh]

Very cool fish. I always get a kick out of the genus name haha.
Picture stolen from Micheal Mann.

 

[coltiger1975]

Very cool fish. I always get a kick out of the genus name haha.
Picture stolen from Micheal Mann.

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Might pick a few more up, it seems as though no one wants to buy them from Big Als here. Pretty much the same amount in the tank since they got them. Fish are stunning when they are grown up.

 

[newworld]

R u sure they r labridens?

 

[coltiger1975]

I'd like to think so lol they are juveniles in the tank. I will be able to tell once they have grown up a little

 

[duanes]

Here are what some 2-3" juvies I had looked like.


and back before the latest nomenclature changes, labridens was broken down by color, into labridens blue, red, white, and yellow.
These have all been given their own separate species stars (Nosotros pame, tepee, etc, with yellow as the true labridens) whether most fish stores have caught up, or even bothered to, is another mater. There has also some hybridizing in nature, after a non-native Herichthyine was introduced.
Below is what used to be called "labridens blue"
juvie

adult

and another color variation I had years ago, and couldn't be sure of type (maybe pantostictus)

 

[Aquamojo]

Here's one of my favorite shots of my F0 male from Media Luna.
And I agree...love the name Nosferatu.

 

[coltiger1975]

The tank is labeled from Rio Media Luna I sure hope it looks like the last one posted

 

[Aquamojo]

The tank is labeled from Rio Media Luna I sure hope it looks like the last one posted

The problem that you will have, and in particular with Media Luna, is that the majority, if not all of the yellow labs in that area have been crossed with the Carpinte that were introduced. Not saying it's definite...just that it's rare anymore. It comes down to being able to trust the source.

 

[ehh]

Here are what some 2-3" juvies I had looked like.


and back before the latest nomenclature changes, labridens was broken down by color, into labridens blue, red, white, and yellow.
These have all been given their own separate species stars (Nosotros pame, tepee, etc, with yellow as the true labridens) whether most fish stores have caught up, or even bothered to, is another mater. There has also some hybridizing in nature, after a non-native Herichthyine was introduced.
Below is what used to be called "labridens blue"
juvie

adult

and another color variation I had years ago, and couldn't be sure of type (maybe pantostictus)

Do you know where the genus name stems from?