Undulated trigger sex?

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Ive been reading a lot about undulated triggers and am really considering getting one. That being said people keep saying the have females or males and I don't know how to tell the difference I know it has something to do with the stripes on their head but not positive. If someone could share some pictures that would be awesome. Thank you
 

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Ive been reading a lot about undulated triggers and am really considering getting one. That being said people keep saying the have females or males and I don't know how to tell the difference I know it has something to do with the stripes on their head but not positive. If someone could share some pictures that would be awesome. Thank you
Often you wont know until they have bred. Some fish have noticeable traits, colors and marking. some triggers fall into this such as blue throat, niger and pinktail as examples in which the male is more colorful
 
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Often you wont know until they have bred. Some fish have noticeable traits, colors and marking. some triggers fall into this such as blue throat, niger and pinktail as examples in which the male is more colorful
I read somewhere that if they have lines on the front of their face it's a female of it's bald in the front then it's a male I just didn't know if this was true or not and Ive seen some with just dots in the front so I'm unsure.
 

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Ive been reading a lot about undulated triggers and am really considering getting one. That being said people keep saying the have females or males and I don't know how to tell the difference I know it has something to do with the stripes on their head but not positive. If someone could share some pictures that would be awesome. Thank you
Yeah, the patch between the eye and the mouth - females have stripes there while males have a dark patch without the orange stripes. The shape of the area is also different, with females having a more pronounced dipping curve to the mouth while the males have a straighter snout. For pictures:

Male:
Female:
Both sexes and an explanation of the sexing process:
 
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Yeah, the patch between the eye and the mouth - females have stripes there while males have a dark patch without the orange stripes. The shape of the area is also different, with females having a more pronounced dipping curve to the mouth while the males have a straighter snout. For pictures:

Male:
Female:
Both sexes and an explanation of the sexing process:
Perfect thank you.
 

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