Just because it is Scleropages doesn't automatically mean it can't come here. (see Jardini). Is this fish on the CITES list? No, it isn't. It is not on the IUCN list because it hasn't been evaluated. Many unevaluated fish are brought here. It might end up there, but it isn't currently. I better jump on getting one while I can!
Interesting, CITES still list S. formosus as the only species of Asian arowana. I'm guessing they don't acknowledge S. aureus, S. legendari and S. macrocephalus as distinct species, but it would seem that this new species is not as contentious as those three, and if it is not considered a synonym of S. formosus you may have found your loophole to get at least one Asian arowana into the US!
What was the price tag out of interest? I'm guessing you're somewhere in Asia, Singapore or Malaysia?
Don't get your hopes up on that, hoss.Just because it is Scleropages doesn't automatically mean it can't come here. (see Jardini). Is this fish on the CITES list? No, it isn't. It is not on the IUCN list because it hasn't been evaluated. Many unevaluated fish are brought here. It might end up there, but it isn't currently. I better jump on getting one while I can!
This particular fish is called a Batik, Nami, or Merlion but whichever you call it, its strain of green- but you are right in saying that there is a jardini batik as well, this one just isnt one of themI think this is called as Batik Arowana... Not sure though. As far as I rem this a Jardini. I may be wrong
Actually Batik is from Myanmar, while Nami is from Malaysia. So those two are caught from two different locations. They could be the same species but from different location but there isn't much research done yet. They are also being classified as different species, not the same as a Green. As for MerLion, I believe it's farm in Singapore.
