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loaches fm Mekong

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:40 am
by amiidae
Pick up a few of these fellow today :)

This specimen is abt 4.5 incher TL
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This one is abt 3in TL
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:46 am
by tariesindanrie
Very nice! :D

Kate

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:59 pm
by mikev
Annamia and Sewellia? Real nice.

They are not from Mekong per se, right? From some small tribuatory streams?

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:09 pm
by Mad Duff
Very nice amiidae :)

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:12 pm
by Barracuda518
I agree, very nice 8)

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:20 pm
by Jim Powers
Agreed...Very nice!!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:19 pm
by Emma Turner
Beautiful specimens, amiidae. 8) The second one is definitely Sewellia lineolata, but not sure about that first one. I don't think it's Annamia normani - here is a picture of one of mine for comparison:

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Do you have any further details about where these came from? I am wondering whether it is a Vanmanenia species.

Emma

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:22 pm
by Rocco
Dammit! You guys get all these fancy loaches and all we get here in the Philippines are Clowns and the occasional Yoyo...

I haven't seen any mistreated clowns though.

They're nice... really nice!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:38 pm
by Blue
Rocco wrote:Dammit! You guys get all these fancy loaches and all we get here in the Philippines are Clowns and the occasional Yoyo...

I haven't seen any mistreated clowns though.

They're nice... really nice!
Yeah.:( Ironically, we live near our neighboring countries where loaches even live.:evil:

All I got are hillies, kuhlis, clowns, yoyos and kubs.:lol:

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:50 am
by amiidae
Thanks for all the kind comments.

I was told that they were imported fm Vietnam. They came in with other species such as Gagata dolichonema.

more pix
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:12 pm
by Emma Turner
Your photographs are crystal clear as always amiidae - very nice. 8)

The markings are not typical for the few batches of Annamia normani that have been exported over the past few years, however, markings aren't always reliable as we well know!

I thought this might be of interest, from Serov/Nezdoliy/Pavlov's "Fishes of Central Vietnam" book (ISBN 5-87317-293-5) - in particular the 'Remarks' which state that more than one species of Annamia could be involved:

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Emma

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:58 pm
by tariesindanrie
Wow, I never noticed how lizard-like these guys really are!

Kate

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:50 pm
by Jim Powers
tariesindanrie wrote:


Wow, I never noticed how lizard-like these guys really are!
Hence, the common name "Lizard fish". ;)

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:26 pm
by The.Dark.One
There is a Annamia thuathienensis also from Vietnam which is very similar (if not identical!) with normani.

I would say that amiidae's specimen is too slender for Vanmanenia.

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:43 pm
by andyroo
I notice all the Amiidae photos are of fish on a light substrate, and the darker individal of Emma's is on a darker sand.
Fish like this would (ecologically) have some capacity for colour change, no? Clowns do with mood, so we know the capacity exists within the group; why not lizards for crypsis?
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