Lepidocephalichthys cf. berdmorei
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Lepidocephalichthys cf. berdmorei
Hi,
Yesterday I get some Lepidocephalichthys, they were sold as L. cf. berdmorei. Would you agree that this is a L. berdmorei and no cf.?
Unfortunately, two died and one is not in good condition. But the other seven seems to be alright and they eat (very shy but they eat)
Bye, Thomas
Yesterday I get some Lepidocephalichthys, they were sold as L. cf. berdmorei. Would you agree that this is a L. berdmorei and no cf.?
Unfortunately, two died and one is not in good condition. But the other seven seems to be alright and they eat (very shy but they eat)
Bye, Thomas
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The tail does not looks like Misgurnus, it is not convex and counting the barbels is not so easy as I thought. But I'm nearly 90% sure that they have only 8 barbels and not 10 like Misgurnus. But I have to confirm this. The fishes are very shy and quickly move in the background.
Here is the tail of one of the new loaches:
But I also have to say that the format is very Misgurnus, but the details say something else, I think.
Here is the tail of one of the new loaches:
But I also have to say that the format is very Misgurnus, but the details say something else, I think.
Interesting find Thomas. Misgurnus was my very first thought to but like you said the tail & spot don't add up to any misgurnus sp i've heard of before - and i believe only anguillicaudatus, fossilis and mizolepis have ever entered the trade so far. It could also be a cobitis as you mentioned, there must be like 50 odd species.
David
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Hi Thomas , is there any chance of finding out where they were exported from ?
Just looked at the species guide and M. Anguilicaudatus appears to have a spot , although it seemes fainter , its in a similar place to the one on your fish , i always thought this spot was a common occurance on Misgurnus, lepidecephalus and Cobitis ?
It seems feesable that your fish came from Burma !
I think M anguilicaudatus occurs in Burma also , has anyone seen the burmese variety ?
Just looked at the species guide and M. Anguilicaudatus appears to have a spot , although it seemes fainter , its in a similar place to the one on your fish , i always thought this spot was a common occurance on Misgurnus, lepidecephalus and Cobitis ?
It seems feesable that your fish came from Burma !
I think M anguilicaudatus occurs in Burma also , has anyone seen the burmese variety ?
Can regional variations lead to different shaped fins and bodies then? It's just i can't find any correlation with this tail with my loach. Not as "tall" (lol, don't know the right way to say that) just before the caudal fin, no sign of even a feint spot, caudal fins just the same colour and imo just not the same shape.
This is really interesting, anyone got a misgurnus paper?
David
This is really interesting, anyone got a misgurnus paper?
David
Hi,
The typical characteristic of the genus Lepidocephalichthys are thickened last pectoral rays of the male. This I have seen yesterday at two of my loaches (and two others haven't this - so I have at least two pairs)
The fishes no. 5 and 6 don't show me their pectoral fins so I can't say what they are
I would say that Lepidocephalichthys is the right genus.
If (cf) berdmorei the right species is another question.
Bye, Thomas
The typical characteristic of the genus Lepidocephalichthys are thickened last pectoral rays of the male. This I have seen yesterday at two of my loaches (and two others haven't this - so I have at least two pairs)
The fishes no. 5 and 6 don't show me their pectoral fins so I can't say what they are
I would say that Lepidocephalichthys is the right genus.
If (cf) berdmorei the right species is another question.
Bye, Thomas
Hello,
A small update, today I made this shot. This two loaches seems to have a little bit "social behaviour". The male (left) often visits the female and follows her.
Not so good to report is that I have only three of them and only this two looks very healthy. One is in quarantaine because he is very thin and I wouldn't be surprised if he dies in a few weeks. I seperated him to have a better control about the feeding
Bye
Thomas
A small update, today I made this shot. This two loaches seems to have a little bit "social behaviour". The male (left) often visits the female and follows her.
Not so good to report is that I have only three of them and only this two looks very healthy. One is in quarantaine because he is very thin and I wouldn't be surprised if he dies in a few weeks. I seperated him to have a better control about the feeding
Bye
Thomas
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