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*Note: This page has been put together to aide the wild angelfish hobbyist to identify what their fish may look like for reference purposes and further study of our wild angelfish population only. Below you'll see fish classified that have variations from one another. However, it is most appropriate to list them with the species they most resemble.
 
A01 A02 A03
Quarter sized juvenile Pt. altums ©Horst Linke Mid sized juvenile Pt. altums ©Karsten Kress Adult Pt. altums ©Walter Soestberger
Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Horst Linke
Germany		 Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Karsten Kress
A Diskus Breif-Germany		 Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Walter Soestberger
Discus Page Holland-Holland
 
A04 A05 A06
Adult Pt. altums w/red & blue crown & red eyes ©Robert Deutschmann 2 yr old adult Pt. altums w/red & blue crown & red eyes ©Frank Grainer Adult Pt. altums
Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Robert Deutschmann
Germany		 Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Frank Grainer
-US		 Pt. altum
photo courtesy of:
© Nieuwenhuizen
Germany
 
B01 B02 B03
Juvenile Pt. leopoldi w/spots on the body ©Frank Grainer Juvenile Pt. leopoldi faded ©Michelle Ricketts Juvenile Pt. leopoldi w/large dark spot at the base of the dorsal ©Tonny Brandt Anderson
Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Frank Grainer
-US		 Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US		 Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Tonny Brandt Anderson
Skandinavia
 
B04 B05 B06
10 month old Pt. leopoldi w/spots on the body ©Michelle Ricketts Adult Pt. leopoldi pair w/spots on the body ©Alec P. McFarlane Adult Pt. leopoldi w/large dark spot at the base of the dorsal ©Michelle Ricketts
Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US		 Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Alec P. McFarlane
UK		 Pt. leopoldi/dumerilii
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US
 
C01 C02 C03
Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
T.F.H		 Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
T.F.H		 Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© David Weber
-US
 
C04 C05 C06
Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© David Weber
-US		 Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US		 Pt. scalare
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US
D01 D02 D03
Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US		 Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
T.F.H.		 Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US
 
D04 D05 D06
peruvian w/no spots peruvian w/no spots peruvian w/no spots
Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Frank Grainer		 Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
T.F.H.		 Pt. Scalare (Eimekei)
photo courtesy of:
© Michelle Ricketts
Touched by Angels-US
 
E01 E02 E03
peruvian w/no spots Red Spotted Peruvians black spotted peruvian
Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
©Alberto Barboza
Aquatechnics-US		 Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
©Alberto Barboza
Aquatechnics-US		 Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
© Gerald Klauner
Brussels
 
E04 E05 E06
Red Spotted Peruvian Spotted Peruvians Spotted Peruvians
Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
© Hans J. Mayland		 Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
©Alberto Barboza
Aquatechnics-US		 Pt. Scalare (Peruvian)
photo courtesy of:
©Alberto Barboza
Aquatechnics-US
 
F01 F02
Red Shoulder Spotted Peruvians
Pt. Scalare (Red Shoulder)
photo courtesy of:
© Peter Goebel		 Pt. Scalare (Red Shoulder)
photo courtesy of:
© Peter Goebel

 

 
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