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Sewellia Lineolata?
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:12 pm
by dev
On a local fish database here in Norway, I found a picture of a dotted hillstream loach listed under Sewellia Lineolata. I thought S. Lineolata always had interconnected polygonal markings?
Anyone able to confirm that this is S. Lineolata, or know what other sp. it could be?
http://www.akvaforum.no/profile.cfm?id= ... image=4844
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:48 pm
by Graeme Robson
They are indeed not
Sewellia Lineolata. They are a un-described
Sewellia though.
Click this for further information.>
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=1791
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:55 pm
by Graeme Robson
Sewellia albiseura has been suggested.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:09 pm
by Emma Turner
Hmmm, ours don't seem to look like the un-preserved specimen of
S. albiseura depicted in Freyhof's paper "Sewellia albiseura, a new balitorid loach from central Vietnam (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae)" though. There seems to be much more reticulation on the upper parts of the body on the specimens shown.
Emma
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:14 pm
by Graeme Robson
I agree, Emma. Thanks for the PDF
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:35 pm
by Martin Thoene
Did you send dev the pdf Emma? I had it linked, but the link doesn't show the full document now. I have the pdf myself though.
S. albisueria is more like a
lineolata with finer markings, definitely not the spotted fish like you have or in dev's link.
By the way dev, fantastic to see another person from Norway. We have a few Scandinavian members now...welcome aboard!
Martin.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:46 pm
by Graeme Robson
Update: Nik-enduser from Petfrd is Dr. Tan Heok Hui who just published the book The Borneo Suckers. He states that these are
Sewellia albiseura.
Now for the confusion.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:52 pm
by Martin Thoene
Hehe! I just got back from Singapore....well petfrd.com anyway. I was coming back to say, "Dr Tan says....."
How funny is that?
Anyhow, we all know there's another original description out there with the photo of the wrong fish in it, so is it possible that Freyhof's paper has the wrong picture. Just a thought.
Martin.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:55 pm
by Graeme Robson
So it's 'tug of war' time.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:00 pm
by Martin Thoene
PM'dYAback
Martin
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:31 am
by Emma Turner
Martin Thoene wrote:Did you send dev the pdf Emma?
No, I didn't - Dev, if you PM me with your e-mail address, I'll gladly send you a copy of the paper.
By the way, it's great to see another Norwegian on here!
From the world's biggest a-ha fan,
Emma
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:06 am
by Gary Herring
Any chance you could send me a copy please, Emma? I'll PM my E-mail address.
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:26 am
by Emma Turner
No probs, Gary! Should be with you now.
Emma
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:30 am
by Gary Herring
Excellant, cheers Emma
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:47 am
by Gary Herring
Both the pictures and some of the discriptions of the S. Albiseura in the PDF does'nt seem anything like our 'spotties' to me. Grey!?!?