Information on Hypancistrus sp. "Lower Rio Xingu"

[johannes]

can someone verify how does L66 differ from some Hypancistrus sp Lower xingu?

does L66 have deeply forked tail?
i saw some Hypancistrus sp Lower xingu have deeply forked tail and soem dont...

and the same goes to L66, some forummers featured their L66 with deep cut caudal and soem possess normal caudal shape..

need to verify this...

thanks

johannes

[genes]

Which Hypancistrus Lower xingu species are you referring to? There are afew of them under this category i think, like L333, L236, L287, L399, L400. I'm not so sure of the fork tails. Maybe the same species can have both traits.

[johannes]

those hypancistrus lower xingu without L numbers lo

[genes]

My undescribed hypan lower xingu have both fork and "un-fork" tail. So its damn confusing. They could be different species altogether, caught in the same area, sold under the same tag.

L66 and the undescribed hypan lower xingu are very different in body patterns in my opinion. With L66 have a finer and denser pattern.