View Full Version : New Latin names for Asian Aros
WyldFya
04-04-2006, 3:21 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleropages
These are the new latin names for the three Asiatic aros that were formally S. Formosus.
i thought asian arowanas were able to interbreed with fertile offspring, thus the same species? guess i was wrong
I don't get this.
"Scleropages macrocephalus (Pouyaud, Sudarto and Teugels, 2003): "Silver variety" Asian arowana"
never seen the silver variety of asian arowana. anyone can advise?
benzjamin13
04-04-2006, 8:15 PM
Platium maybe :confused:
alfon76
04-04-2006, 8:15 PM
Never seen or heard of a silver myself.
Ivan
rallysman
04-04-2006, 8:17 PM
cant always trust wikipedia......I think anyone can put any info that they want on there.
DNRTFA
cant always trust wikipedia......I think anyone can put any info that they want on there.
DNRTFA
really? any idea where can we find the actual names? else this would create further confusion.
rallysman
04-04-2006, 8:22 PM
really? any idea where can we find the actual names? else this would create further confusion.
I'm not really sure to tell you the truth. I dont know how wiki. works exactly, but I only use it for "common" stuff. I've found several flaws in things that I look up so I dont put a lot of faith in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleropages
These are the new latin names for the three Asiatic aros that were formally S. Formosus.
hi besides this source is there any other source? authoritative ones?
Fishbase.org lists the same valid species of Scleropages. We've been through this in the other thread.
WyldFya
04-04-2006, 9:21 PM
As stated before Fishbase was the first to alert me to this new classification. Icthyophile has also found this site
http://www.mnhn.fr/sfi/cybium/numeros/french/274/07.sumpouyaud.html
hope that helps
dovii88
04-04-2006, 9:52 PM
no matter wat they still are gorgeous fish and i wish that they were legal in the statess..i hate the government and imortation...
Fishbase.org lists the same valid species of Scleropages. We've been through this in the other thread.
thanks. will check out the link.
ewurm
04-04-2006, 11:32 PM
As stated before Fishbase was the first to alert me to this new classification. Icthyophile has also found this site
http://www.mnhn.fr/sfi/cybium/numeros/french/274/07.sumpouyaud.html
hope that helps
Thanks for the great info.
kriztu
04-05-2006, 12:28 AM
guys, i checked out the link and im confused, theyve got S. aureus for the gold and S. formosus for the malayan arowana. but guys, the malayan and the gold are one and the same!? so does this mean aureus is for the RTG, while formosus is for the green and the x-back? it would make sense coz the x-back and the green has more or less the same characteristics except the scale colors
guys, i checked out the link and im confused, theyve got S. aureus for the gold and S. formosus for the malayan arowana. but guys, the malayan and the gold are one and the same!? so does this mean aureus is for the RTG, while formosus is for the green and the x-back? it would make sense coz the x-back and the green has more or less the same characteristics except the scale colors
that's why i'm puzzled too.
kriztu
04-05-2006, 12:41 AM
yes, i think thats it. aureus is for the red-tail gold arowana and formosus is for the x-back and the green
WyldFya
04-05-2006, 3:11 AM
yes, i think thats it. aureus is for the red-tail gold arowana and formosus is for the x-back and the green
Based on everything I have found on this topic... Those are the same conclusions I came too.
Jesse
04-05-2006, 12:49 PM
Based on everything I have found on this topic... Those are the same conclusions I came too.
Same here. The Pouyard, Sudarto, Teugels article specifically lists only RTG as S. aureus, Super Reds as S. legendrei, and "silver" varieties including those w/ yellow or grey tails as S. macrocephalus. By default, all other Asian arows would remain as S. formosus.
Same here. The Pouyard, Sudarto, Teugels article specifically lists only RTG as S. aureus, Super Reds as S. legendrei, and "silver" varieties including those w/ yellow or grey tails as S. macrocephalus. By default, all other Asian arows would remain as S. formosus.
The silver varieties could be refering to the Yellow Tail and Banjar Reds that we often talk about in asia.
I'm not too sure too but IMHO the reference site should have pictures to support their findings.
WyldFya
04-05-2006, 8:05 PM
The silver varieties could be refering to the Yellow Tail and Banjar Reds that we often talk about in asia.
I'm not too sure too but IMHO the reference site should have pictures to support their findings.
Would be nice, but that would make things to simple.
Would be nice, but that would make things to simple.
simple solutions for simple people like me. :grinyes:
would have taken out much of its professionalism isn it.