ID for fish that looks lot like dorado

[mad ness]

saw the fish in store but didn't take a photo.

shaped a lot like a dorado, similar attitude, aggressive, very active.

whitish silver in color but the mouth and lower jaw is a lot larger than a dorado and opens similar to arowanas/payara. white fins

thanks

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Take a look into Brycon, very similar fish Im sure that channarox can provide more

 

[krichardson]

Yeah,could be a Brycon,how did the tailfin look?

 

[mad ness]

shape was same as the dorado with the diffuser looking bit mid tail but black and white only, no colors. yep good call it is a Brycon, but not the hilarii, found this photo and this is the fish.

it was a Brycon whitei

it was a mean basstard, restlessly knipping and knocking every other fish in the tank around. one i saw was pretty big 12 inches and asking 220usd

 

[mad ness]

actually I mis-ID'd the fish. byron above isnt the same fish. Here's some photos.

shop discounted the fish by 50% so couldnt resist. nasty lil guy. Got picked on by the dorado in dorado/odoe tank, then picked on the ATF's and Payaras in the other tank. In a seperate tank with a Ralph and seems ok now. Very curious to what it is.

 

[mad ness]

come to think of it, looks a bit like an anchovy

 

[Super Ape]

Raiamas guttatus, maybe?

 

[mad ness]

yes nice call! this community is awesome.

from thai fishing webpage, not sure location

this is from a malaysian site

link to burmese site (calling it a burmese trout):
http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_freshwater/raiamas_guttatus.htm

Fishbase sites it to be from Nepal:

Inhabits shady areas and muddy bottoms in deep hill streams. Adults usually collected in clear water with moderate to swift currents, juveniles in quiet pools further downstream (Ref. 27732). Found in medium to large-sized rivers, flooded fields and rapid-running mountain streams (Ref. 12975). Diet consists of insects and small fishes. (Ref. 12693). One of the most delicious fish in Nepal (Ref. 9496). Rarely seen in markets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CUcaicUM1U
http://content3.eol.org/content/2008/10/07/03/04041_large.jpg