>>are spooneri. The caption is saying that they (the subspecies spooneri) are hardly different from the parent species flavescens.

pffft ok that's what I get for scanning it rather than actually reading it. lol
Well, in that case then I think the whole Scooter male/female contraversy is solved. He's the man I've been telling him he is for 6-7 years now.
He's awfully docile for a male but there are always exceptions to every rule.
Thanks so much for all this info because you never know when I might end up with a mud rescue one day, it'll be nice to be able to say one way or another if it's male or female.
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