That was pure luck, Ewest. I just happened to check in while I had the computer online. \:\)

One more thought for Russ. Even for those "sneaker" and "female mimic" males, their testes are larger and whitish. You can spot that they are mature, compared to the immature males. Honestly, the students are better at this ID than I am. You just have to have enough individual fish observed. The more, the better you get (just like fish aging actually).


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