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by Bagrus dude
Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:35 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Sumatran loaches
Replies: 8
Views: 10966

I would absolutely love to get hold of a group of the Clupeoides boreensis , they are one fish that I have liked the look of for some time now These stress very, very easily and will start dying once you take them out of the water. I couldn't even keep one alive long enough to plonk it in a photo t...
by Bagrus dude
Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Sumatran loaches
Replies: 8
Views: 10966

New Sumatran loaches

Tan, H. H. & M. Kottelat, 2009. Fishes of the Batang Hari basin, Sumatra. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20: 13–69.

Pdf (warning: this is a 26.6MB file).
by Bagrus dude
Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:41 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Acoustic threat displays in Yasuhikotakia modesta
Replies: 1
Views: 2468

Acoustic threat displays in Yasuhikotakia modesta

Raffinger, E & F Ladish, 2009. Acoustic threat displays and agonistic behaviour in the red-finned loach Yasuhikotakia modesta . Journal of Ethology 27: 239–247. Abstract Agonistic behaviour and the significance of acoustic threat displays were investigated in juvenile red-finned loaches, Yasuhikotak...
by Bagrus dude
Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:49 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Kottelatlimia
Replies: 1
Views: 2411

New Kottelatlimia

Kottelat, M & HH Tan, 2008. Kottelatlimia hipporhynchos, a new species of loach from southern Borneo (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Zootaxa 1967: 63–72.

Abstract
by Bagrus dude
Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Habitat and abundance of Balitoridae in Thailand
Replies: 2
Views: 2920

Habitat and abundance of Balitoridae in Thailand

Beamish, FWH, P Sa-ardrit & V Cheevaporn, 2008. Habitat and abundance of Balitoridae in small rivers of central Thailand. Journal of Fish Biology 72: 2467–2484. Abstract Balitorids were collected, by electrofishing, from small rivers across central Thailand between October 2000 and March 2004. Total...
by Bagrus dude
Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:31 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Oreonectes review
Replies: 2
Views: 2768

Oreonectes review

Du, L-N, X-Y Chen & J-X Yang, 2008. A review of the Nemacheilinae genus Oreonectes Gunther with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Zootaxa 1729: 23–26.

Abstract
by Bagrus dude
Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:02 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Emperor Botia described
Replies: 22
Views: 12874

Mike, Thanks for the offer, but I try not to bite off more than I can chew when it comes to working on loaches. The rostrata/kubotai problem can only be resolved only with a large series of fresh material (with locality data) from South Asia, which is something sorely lacking right now. Besides, I a...
by Bagrus dude
Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Emperor Botia described
Replies: 22
Views: 12874

Going back to the rostrata in the paper... I identified the fish in the paper as B. rostrata because that was the oldest available name that fit the fish. Granted that the pattern is very similar to that of B. kubotai , but there were two things that stood out: (1) The fish was collected in Banglade...
by Bagrus dude
Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:33 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Emperor Botia described
Replies: 22
Views: 12874

Mad Duff wrote: Who the hell thought that name up - Botia udomritthiruji (pronounced oo-dom-reet-thee-roo-jee).
Er, I did (for very obvious reasons)?
by Bagrus dude
Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:23 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Emperor Botia described
Replies: 22
Views: 12874

Emperor Botia described

Summary here.

Description here.
by Bagrus dude
Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: The Loach Book
Replies: 25
Views: 13766

I hope none of my pics are in the book. I don't remember signing anything giving permission to use my pictures.
by Bagrus dude
Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:16 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Families of Cobitoidea
Replies: 18
Views: 11924

The answer to that question is in an earlier paper.