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mickthefish
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is this name valid

Post by mickthefish » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:35 pm

recently a shop that i go to has started importing fish from india,
on the last shipment he was sent a couple of loaches, triangularis and N barapenensis, my mate who's pretty well up on loaches has no idea wether the barapenensis is a valid fish.
there is a pic of them on this link, pier aquatics.co.uk
if you go into my fish page three it's the ninth pic down.

so the question really is this a valid fish?

cheers
mick

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Post by mickthefish » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:55 pm

ive just found out it is valid, but is spelt incorrectly but there is no picture on fishbase,
has anyone got a pic of this fish?.

mick

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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:48 pm

I'm sure Steve (The Dark One) will have a Book picture. :D

Nice looking little chap >> http://www.pieraquatics.co.uk/
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Post by The.Dark.One » Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:16 pm

Graeme Robson wrote:I'm sure Steve (The Dark One) will have a Book picture. :D
Your wish is my command! N. barapaniensis

first one a line drawing from the original description, second one a preserved specimen.

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Post by mickthefish » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:37 pm

the pic on pier don't do the fish justice, the outer rays of the caudal are either red or yellow, most of the fish in the tank are about 5-5.5cm SL.
next time andy and i go there i'll get some,
just wanted the opinion of the loach boys and girls.

cheers
mick

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