[piranha 13]

How can you tell the difference between a 3" gold spilo and a 3" gibbus? They both look the same in pictures I have seen. I am asking this so that when I go to my LFS I don't end up picking up a Gibbus instead of a Spilo.

 

[hastatus]

Read this: S. gibbus.

 

[Poseidon X]

Actually, as frank explained to me, S. Gibbus does not exist but is often misrepresented as a Spilo CF or Rhombeus morphism. S. Gibbus's holotype resembles elongatus more closely then S. Spilo or S. Rhombeus allthough the typical species under the hobby by that name is characterized with very forward setting eyes and a high back, i.e. rohm morph

 

[hastatus]

that name is characterized with very forward setting eyes and a high back, i.e. rohm morph

In actuality, I have seen fish as you described with being S. marginatus than S. rhombeus. So if one has a good clear photo of the fish, it would help to review.