Mystery tumor fish??

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E_Mo
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Mystery tumor fish??

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I was in my local vietnamese restaurant where I saw this fish, anyone know what it is??
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That's lunch special #4 :evil4:
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That Moori looks like a match, thanks.

The one I saw in the tank was more purple than that with a larger growth over the head. As I am newer to the critter ID stuff, are differences like that indications of male vs. female, or wild vs. captive life, or everyone just looks a little different??
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