Red mandarin vs green/blue mandarin, is there a difference?

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So, there’s different types of dragonets, and I wanna be clear which I’m talking about here. When you look at ORA captive bred mandarins, there’s a green and a red, and they look Very similar. I was wondering if anyone had adult pics of the two to compare?

Again, to clarify, I’m not asking about ruby red dragonets or scooter dragonets, purely the mandarin dragonets.
Thanks

 

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So, there’s different types of dragonets, and I wanna be clear which I’m talking about here. When you look at ORA captive bred mandarins, there’s a green and a red, and they look Very similar. I was wondering if anyone had adult pics of the two to compare?

Again, to clarify, I’m not asking about ruby red dragonets or scooter dragonets, purely the mandarin dragonets.
Thanks

There’s no difference in care but colour wise it’s all down to the fins.
Here’s 3 photos of the 3 Mandarin Dragonets. 2 are Synchiropus splendidus and 1 is Synchiropus picturatus.

1. Synchiropus picturatus - This is the easiest to ID species out of all the Synchiropus species IME.
2. Synchiropus splendidus - This is the Blue variation of this species, I believe these two may actually be a subspecies scenario that has yet to be studied.
3. Synchiropus splendidus - This is the Red variation, characterised by much more red over the body and also the pectoral fins are usually a red ‘shade’.

 

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There’s no difference in care but colour wise it’s all down to the fins.
Here’s 3 photos of the 3 Mandarin Dragonets. 2 are Synchiropus splendidus and 1 is Synchiropus picturatus.

1. Synchiropus picturatus - This is the easiest to ID species out of all the Synchiropus species IME.
2. Synchiropus splendidus - This is the Blue variation of this species, I believe these two may actually be a subspecies scenario that has yet to be studied.
3. Synchiropus splendidus - This is the Red variation, characterised by much more red over the body and also the pectoral fins are usually a red ‘shade’.

Thank you! I was really struggling to find definitive pics online that showed the difference, and these were super helpful