Not sure on this Onyx Percula or Ocellaris

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One of my favorite fish to have was a Percula clown. After recently getting back in the hobby now there are so many different colors and options out there for the Ocellaris but I still like the Percula more. I saw this guy listed as an Onyx Percula and thought he looked amazing (other than his healing tail nip) so I bought him. Now whether or not he is what I think he is I still really like his personality but I want some opinions on what type of clown you all see.
I count 10 top fin spines but his Iris comes into question. I know neither of those are 100% ways to determine true or false percs but I'm rusty on my ability to ID him.

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Would love to help but not enough focus on these pictures to see detail. Beautiful fish! I will say this, in the shops these days, I have seen all kinds of aberrant features due to hybridizations between occelaris and percula. I have even seen the defining eye features of both fish on one fish! Imagine that! The best way to truly know a clownfishes bloodline is to buy it from a reputable breeder that knows the broodstock they came from. More expensive though.
 
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I thought the second pic was high detail to see his eyes and top fin. What discerning traits were you comparing that didn't show up?
 
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looks kinda like dr. joshi's fish, the black photons? i think they're a percula/ocellaris hybrid

im no clown expert tho
After researching that for a bit here it does look like that is a strong possibility of being a black photon.
 

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