Does this guppy look like a platy/guppy mix?

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b.greene

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I am not sure if I am attaching the photo correctly, but this is the guppy in question. The mother was a guppy and the male in the tank was a platy. I am fully aware that a guppy can drop fry several times after one fertilization, but none of the male guppy fry have ever looked like this. This male is just starting to color up. Not sure the photo does it justice without a typical make to compare it to, but what do you think?

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This is the wrong photo. I am trying to delete and reost!
 

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Here is the correct photo. The last one was the suspected father. Sorry, my first time attaching a photo.

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Please take a look at the correct photo in the above post!
 

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Yep, it is definitely male. All the males I have ever had are very narrow toward the back part of the body, just before the tail. The spot you see on the side is actually a bit of a vertical stripe. There is no gravid spot and a definite gonopodium.
 

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I does kinda look like it has a slightly platy shaped body....but I'm nowhere near an expert.
 
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