rummynose said:
Is this a valid species? If so, post links to proof.
Two questions here.... is it a real fish? Yes, it is a real fish, that occurs in the wild. Other's have provided a link.
Is it a "valid" species. No, it is not a valid species. The reason it is not a "valid" species, is that it has not been described yet. Once an ichthyologist has reviewed this fish, and published a paper that meets peer review, where the fish was assigned a proper scientific name, then it will become a "valid" species.
That isn't to say that the naturally occurring strain currently lacks legitimacy, rather that it isn't a valid species name. Any fish that has the notation
sp., is not a scientifically valid species name. (yet)