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Butterfly Splitfin

Ameca splendens

Photo by KimLomman
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Field Notes

Description:

The body of both sexes is ochre, with silvery sides and a brownish back, which in males usually have numerous glittering metallic scales. Females and immatures having black dots on the sides and ochre fins.

Habitat:

Found at Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, OK, USA.

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Ameca splendens

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