Horse-face in nature
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:19 am
Mae Ping is one of the four major tributaries of Choa Phraya, the major blood vein of Thailand. During this low season, the water has receeded enought that sand banks have been exposed. I passed throught this area 2 weeks ago and though of all the horse-face I might find. So, yesterday, I prepared and rewared with some images. There are four species, of 2 genera here, but I found only three, managed to get pictures of two species. Enjoy!
I found 2 species of Acanthopsis sp. here. One with large marking, the other with smaller marking. The former one stayed in large school, they passed by each time so quickly I never got around to take their picture. This smaller marking species, live solitary or in small group of 3-4. They stay still enought sometime for me to get a few shots.
Smaller fish behind is most likely Acanthopsoides glacileantus.
Other loaches found but not photographed were Nemacheilus binotatus and some very small Lepidocephalicthys sp.
All other fishes from the locality can be found in the rink:
http://www.siamensis.org/board/11814.html#19
I found 2 species of Acanthopsis sp. here. One with large marking, the other with smaller marking. The former one stayed in large school, they passed by each time so quickly I never got around to take their picture. This smaller marking species, live solitary or in small group of 3-4. They stay still enought sometime for me to get a few shots.
Smaller fish behind is most likely Acanthopsoides glacileantus.
Other loaches found but not photographed were Nemacheilus binotatus and some very small Lepidocephalicthys sp.
All other fishes from the locality can be found in the rink:
http://www.siamensis.org/board/11814.html#19
