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A retailer here in Sweden just got a shipment of Shistura pridii and from what I read in the species index they have a extremely limited distribution in the wild.
I emailed them and asked if they had this information, and I got this reply:


Thanks for your mail. The fish is not protected or prohibited. It is still quite common in the hillstreams of Myanmar and Laos but is rare because it is very hard to reach

The collection grounds. There are no roads and the collector must trek many hours to get this fish.



Hope info helps.



Thank you!



Best Regards,
Patrick Yap
Managing Director



Aquaculture Technologies Pte Ltd
2 Kim Chuan Drive #02-01 / #08-06
CSI Distribution Center Singapore 537080
Tel: (65) 62859961 Fax: (65) 62859392
Main Email: aa123@singnet.com.sg
Reserve Email: aquaculturetech@singnet.com.sg


The species index of Shistura pridii was last modified Jul 08, 2007. Any news since then?

It was thought that they were extremely rare but indications are that what you have been told seems to be correct and that it is mainly an issue of getting to them to catch them.

I have been assured by a couple of people now that they can be seen and caught in good size quantities when the fishing grounds can be reached.

I think this is also confirmed by the amount of pridii that have been exported recently and also their price, when they first arrived here a couple of years ago they were in excess of £25 each in places but now they can be found for less than £10 each.

Thanks
How about updating the species index on Shistura pridii now?

malfunkshun wrote:Thanks
How about updating the species index on Shistura pridii now?

I think it would be worth erring on the side of caution with an update on that. (On that note, I want some!)

I also saw it on a stock list (from Sweden), but passed because of the info in the species index. Gorgeus fish. Maybe next time.

If there is photo of them being collected in Laos or Myanmar please let me know