Are these percs or ocellaris?

IFbettas

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I'm sure this question has been asked a bunch of times, but I haven't found any really useful information on ID'ing these fish as of yet. I know that you can count the dorsal spines to determine which species they are, but I can't get a good enough picture to count more than the first 6 or 7. I'm hoping some of you experienced clown keepers will be able to help me find out what these really are.
All I know is that they are misbarred, and I bought them as true percs.

Here is the female. I've had her for 3 years, and she has developed a dark brownish back over time. I don't know if this means anything. It's kinda hard to see in the pics cause I had to use a flash.
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Here is the male. I got him only about 5 months ago because one of my original pair had died. He is still pretty small.
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And a shot of the two of them together which shows the female's back better.
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They're both ocellaris. You can tell because the ring of the eye is sort of "muddy" and they have a stockier body shape than a percula. Perculas have very clean/clear orange rings in the eyes, and are sort of smoother in shape. The shape is a little hard to explain, but if you have them side by side you'd see it. The dark browning on the female is pretty typical of ocellaris, too.
 
They're both ocellaris. You can tell because the ring of the eye is sort of "muddy" and they have a stockier body shape than a percula. Perculas have very clean/clear orange rings in the eyes, and are sort of smoother in shape. The shape is a little hard to explain, but if you have them side by side you'd see it. The dark browning on the female is pretty typical of ocellaris, too.

Exactly.
 
Oscellaris also generally have 11 dorsal spines compared to 10 on the perc. If you can get a clear picture that might be easier than trying to count as it swims around. Once in a great while apparently you can find an oscellaris with 10 but it doesn't happen often.
 
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