Petrochromis ID

[Grange]

ID Petrochromis please.
Petrochromis sp. "Mtoto", Petrochromis ephippium "Moshi" or another species?

male


female


photo: Helmut Loefflad, cichlidenareal.ru

[Ancelin Sébastien]

It is no mistake here M'Toto a M'Toto
A youth who are beginning to yellow to purple violet end,

[Grange]

These are mature adults on the source images, not juveniles. Also look at maculated D and A fins. The dealer speaks about Mtoto's polymorphism and two colour variations one of which keeps brightly yellow coloration at adult age. 3-4 cm juveniles are yellow.

[Benoit]

Hello, for me it's a P. ephippium "Moshi yellow".

[Grange]

There's a supposition that adults on photos aren't Mtoto. I try to understand.

[Thomas Andersen]

It's the "Moshi Yellow" from the Mahale area in Tanzania, see the eggspots in both dorsal and anal fin. Besides a nice O. nasuta is seen in the foreground in the second photo, with coloration very typically of the the Mahale area.

Thomas

[Ancelin Sébastien]

YES as I have said is a mistake is not a one moshi sp. M'Toto.

[Grange]

Many thanks!