I.D and sex please!

thermalthong

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I think it is called a common sailfin but would like the L number if possible thanks!





P.S Sorry for the poor quality pix, tis hard to get a snap of it!
 

matubula

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It looks like a Pterygoplichthys pardalis, it has L021 and L023 as it's L numbers. I don't really know what characteristics separate the sexes for Pterygoplichthys, but the shape of the genital papillae might tell. Generally, pointy means male, blunt means female.