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Loaches in situ

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:04 am
by Nonn
From upper Mae Klong of Western Thailand. Picture from me and Bullung Siriphiphat.

This series from Lum Klongngu National Park
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Schistura marnerti
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Schistura marnerti and Garra sp.

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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:14 am
by Nonn
This series from SangKla Buri, a small town near Thai-Myanmar border.

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Dunno what Schsitura sp.
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Homaloptera smithi
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Botia morleti from this view, the black line on the dorsal part of the fish make perfect sense.

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Some other fish:
Crossocheilus siamensis
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Poropuntius melanogrammus
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Garra sp. another rapid specialist
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Rhinogobius sp.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:17 am
by Nonn

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:20 am
by mistergreen
wow.. are you a photographer? great shots.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:29 am
by janma
I envy you so much it hurts....

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:46 am
by Mad Duff
Those are stunning photo's Nonn :D

The Skunk Botia photo is brilliant and those Poropuntius melanogrammus are absolutely stunning :drool:

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:00 am
by andre
Awesome!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:13 am
by shari2
Thank you, Nonn! 8)

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:23 am
by worton
Hey,

as always excellent photos.
Thank you very much. Really enjoy watching them especially now when outside we have -20C :).

Regards.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:35 am
by mickthefish
well, i can't top whats already been said nonn,
my brother in law lives in thailand but i never get pix like that from him, and he's a keen photographer?.

thanks
mick

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:49 am
by piggy4
Hi Nonn, FANTASTIC ! what a way to start the new year , b t w love those Poropuntius , in fact i want some ha ha ha ha .

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:55 am
by Keith Wolcott
Superb!

(Graeme, that's just the ideal word)

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:05 am
by Curtis
Great Photo's.

What is the water temp in that river currently? I'm just curious what the conditions are in the wild for these fish.

Thanks.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:28 am
by bullisbm
Those are some beautiful pictures. Thank you very much for sharing!

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:57 am
by Nonn
Hi,

The water temperature was 21C. or about 70F. This should be as cold as it gets for this stream since this is the winter time. The place is about 300 Metre from meas sea level. It does get colder in the stream at higher elevation. Here are two more species from two genera living together.

Nemacheilus sp. and Acantocobitis zonalternans

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