Thank you, Peter, for your estimation of the situation.
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By the way: Stefanie’s fish remind me at the most of Parosphromenus gunawani, a bintan-like form from county Jambi on Sumatra, formerly called spec. Danau Rasau. It’s the body form which is similar, rather high-built and generally stout and strong.[/quote]
Yes, you are right – it’s what I think everytime I see the well known picture of P. gunawani. It’s not the colouration – but the body shape is almost exactly the same.
Regarding colouration – there is one form in Horst Linkes newly edited book on labyrinth fishes, which shows a very similar colouration to my “fish in question”: P. “Palangan”. Here it’s the body shape and size (only up to 3,5 cm) which do not fit.
No matter if male of an unknown form or female with hyperdominant behaviour: it’s absolutely interesting!