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What is the difference between melanoid leucistic and melanoid?

Karayna

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Ahh! Brain fart - of course I meant the difference between melanoid leucistic and "ordinary" leucistic...!

I've seen leucistic axies without a shiny eye ring being labeled as just leucistic, and this was on sites and blogs that showed a comparison of axolotl colors!

Is my new little guy a melanoid leucistic, or a leucistic? I can't see a shiny eye ring around his eyes (top left pic gives off that impression, but it's his skin). Missing a gill from living with siblings:

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