Channa Sp White Pearl Lemon
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Let us assume ( could be wrong.....) that it has 46 dorsal spine rays.
Where would that point you guys to? ( such count puts the number of rays between Striata and Argus, being equal to none of them as far as I know )
On the other hand, tail ( more ) and dorsal fin ( less ) has a yellowish tint that I thimk will profgress with time.
Opinions?
Where would that point you guys to? ( such count puts the number of rays between Striata and Argus, being equal to none of them as far as I know )
On the other hand, tail ( more ) and dorsal fin ( less ) has a yellowish tint that I thimk will profgress with time.
Opinions?
I'd say based on that ray count it could match striata. However both species have subspecies/localities with differences in ray counts as well lol. It's too low to be C. Argus Argus and C Argus warpachowskii is larger with even higher dorsal ray count.
BUT....
There is a sub species of argus though that i've had trouble finding detailed information on and i've been looking for it. Channa argus kimurai , it's description sounds like a natural platinum variation found in china. What i can find on it sounds VERY much like some of the platinums that hit the market this year and i have read reference that there are body shape, jaw/teeth and size differences between them and the other argus SSP's , but i can't find picture references or scale/ray counts for that one seems little is known on it. It could be the animal causing the confusion !
Unfortunately both Argus and Striata are part of larger complexes and we simply do not have detailed studies of the all the MANY localities and unsubscribed species/subspecies.
A couple links for reference...
http://www.fishace.com.au/snake/29striat.html
http://www.fishace.com.au/snake/12argus.html
Hope that helps!
BUT....
There is a sub species of argus though that i've had trouble finding detailed information on and i've been looking for it. Channa argus kimurai , it's description sounds like a natural platinum variation found in china. What i can find on it sounds VERY much like some of the platinums that hit the market this year and i have read reference that there are body shape, jaw/teeth and size differences between them and the other argus SSP's , but i can't find picture references or scale/ray counts for that one seems little is known on it. It could be the animal causing the confusion !
Unfortunately both Argus and Striata are part of larger complexes and we simply do not have detailed studies of the all the MANY localities and unsubscribed species/subspecies.
A couple links for reference...
http://www.fishace.com.au/snake/29striat.html
http://www.fishace.com.au/snake/12argus.html
Hope that helps!
Miguel
It gets more and more complicated...
Striata: "Dorsalsoft rays (total): 38-43; Analsoft rays: 23 - 27".
Argus: "Dorsalsoft rays (total): 49-54; Analsoft rays: 32 - 38"
I counted 49 dorsal soft spines and 25 anal soft spines (my eyes sore...) May be wrong though.
Can someone do the counting based on the above pics to confirm/not my own?
lol, I used the same picture and counted 46, 47 with the small one at the end , (that one thats 1/3 the height tapers it back down at the tail ) I'm going to do it again LOL
We are, in fact, in the dark ages, with Channas.
Glaser aquariums has a photo if a so called White Pearl Lemon with orange finnage....that is the only difference i see with the sp Platinnum.
Having said that, i remain clueless as to where to put any one of these two sp....
Glaser aquariums has a photo if a so called White Pearl Lemon with orange finnage....that is the only difference i see with the sp Platinnum.
Having said that, i remain clueless as to where to put any one of these two sp....
