[FishIndia] Introduction: Shreekant Deodhar
Shreekant Deodhar
| Name : Shreekant Deodhar City : Bangalore Interest / Expertise : Fish Behaviour, Freshwater fishes of Western Ghats, Mate Choice, Sexual Selection What you want to get form this Group : Interaction with other members, Fish identification How did you come to know about this group : Through Mr.Barve Remarks : |
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Roxy Mathew
Dear Ones,
Need help in confirming the ID of the following 4 fishes in this
gallery:
http://www.nature.rocksea.org/aquatic/
1. Malabar Spiny Eel : Macrognathus Malabaricus (Guentheri)
2. Silver Algae Eater: Garra Mullya
3. Striped Panchax? : Aplocheilus Lineatus
4. unidentified
Location: Meenachil River, Kottayam, Kerala (Western Ghats)
Date: Jan 2008
Roxy
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Roxy Mathew
Dear Shreekant,
Thanks for the comments.
1. Cross checked again, I had made a mistake. I guess it is the
tire track eel (mastacembelus armatus), which is not so rare
among the spiny eels.
2. Yes the mouth is suctorial. These fishes are gregarious in character.
They are often found attached (sucking) to the stones, rocks in
the river. If you place your leg in the stream, they will tickle you by
sucking over. Common in Kerala.
4. Yes, it is very beautiful and we had got a lot of these fries.
In our pond, they used to give a shark like appearance while moving,
because of their dorsal fin. They are but small fishes.
Sizes similar to or less than Puntius melanampyx I guess.
Roxy
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Of Shreekant Deodhar
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:36 PM
To: FishIndia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FishIndia] confirm ID: malabar spiny eel & others
Hello,
I am clueless about No. 1 and 4..
No. 2 seems to be Garra mullye, but it also reminds me of Crossocheilus
latius. How is the mouth? Sucktorial?
No.3 is definitely Aplocheilus lineatus
The unidentified (no.4) is really beautiful!
Do keep us posted if you are able to ID it.
Shreekant
--- On Mon, 3/8/09, Roxy Mathew <roxy.mathew@cmcc.it> wrote:
From: Roxy Mathew <roxy.mathew@cmcc.it>
Subject: [FishIndia] confirm ID: malabar spiny eel & others
To: FishIndia@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 3 August, 2009, 7:25 PM
Dear Ones,
Need help in confirming the ID of the following 4 fishes in this
gallery:
http://www.nature. rocksea.org/ aquatic/
1. Malabar Spiny Eel : Macrognathus Malabaricus (Guentheri)
2. Silver Algae Eater: Garra Mullya
3. Striped Panchax? : Aplocheilus Lineatus
4. unidentified
Location: Meenachil River, Kottayam, Kerala (Western Ghats)
Date: Jan 2008
Roxy
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