New Latin names for Asian Aros

[WyldFya]

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]

no matter wat they still are gorgeous fish and i wish that they were legal in the statess..i hate the government and imortation...

 

[xrtg]

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]

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]

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

 

[xrtg]

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]

yes, i think thats it. aureus is for the red-tail gold arowana and formosus is for the x-back and the green

 

[WyldFya]

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]

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.

 

[xrtg]

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.