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Jim read them carefully, they don't contradict each other.

Have edited my earlier post for easier reading.

Guys that fatty deposit thing is only used by the authors to separate S. atropurpureus from the other species discussed in the paper i.e. S. imperiorientis and S. percnopterygionus . From what I can gather S. atropurpureus and S. semoni are very closely related though (the fin ray counts are basical...

Hi Odyssey wow how many individual fish are there in that last sequence of pics?

Nope never seen one Mick, sounds like a lovely fish...

There's also speculation that vulcanus and reticulatus might turn out to warrant their own genus though I'm unsure of the reasons. Maybe the scaling is one of them?

Thanks for the information madhu. Mick your fish is a beast!

The S. kodaguensis is amazing! From which part of the Ghats are they caught madhu?

Great minds x 3. Absolutely resembles a specialised Characidium. I want his job!

Stunning as ever Odyssey, thanks!

Had to take my group back to the river when we moved back up to Barcelona. :( These are from the Rio de la Vega at Tarifa, the southernmost point in Europe no less! http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/SeriouslyFish/RiodelaVega7.jpg http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/SeriouslyFish/RiodelaVeg...

Cheers Keith; I wasn't meaning anything untoward by my comments by the way, just thinking (and typing) aloud really. Musn't start letting my hands follow my thoughts in other situations or there'll be trouble I think!

Hey Charles I used to keep common toads when I was a nipper, cool. :) The Leucaspius looks interesting too; is that as big as they get? Have to say I also found the initial lack of interest in this thread a bit weird; these are some of the rarest fish in Europe. *shrugs shoulders* I think what Charl...

Specimens photographed at the Rio de la Vega, Tarifa, Spain. The other fish in the pictures is the endemic killifish Aphanius baeticus . Both are highly-threatened by habitat loss and introduced species. Sorry about the sand particles in the water. :roll: http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/Seri...

Some stunning fish that I've never seen before either there beta, cheers. Think your Puntius id is correct btw.

Great stuff Odyssey!