What type??

[Mzj7725]

Can anyone ID this for me?? percula or ocellaris?

Any help is appreciated

thanks

 

[ginpang]

I'd guess percula ...because of the thicker black contouring.


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[garygb]

I would say ocellaris.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

It's an Ocellaris. Percula have orange eyes and Ocellaris have black eyes. This is the easiest way to tell. IMO

 

[juniorrocketdad]

It's an Ocellaris. Percula have orange eyes and Ocellaris have black eyes. This is the easiest way to tell. IMO

This isn't true the only way to tell is by counting dorsal spines

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

+1 with Dkuhlmann.The eyes are best way to tell the difference.

 

[phender]

This isn't true the only way to tell is by counting dorsal spines

Unfortunately the dorsal spine count overlaps so that is not 100% either.

Photos are not always the best because color balances and lighting can change the appearance. In general percs have an orange iris while in occs its a little muddy. FWIW, the iris on some onyx percs can get a little muddy, but their onyx pattern makes ID very easy. The dorsal fin height in percs is a little shorter and IME, the orange color in percs tends toward a orange-yellow while occs are more orange-red.

ID becomes more difficult with TR fish because the two species have been interbred.

Oh, and yours is definitely an ocellaris.

 

[OrionN]

^^^^
Agree