ID please

[Steve86]

G'day all,
Just wondering if anyone can help me ID this fish. Been told there some sort of gar?

Cheers for any help


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[ampthefrogguy]

huejeta "false gar" characin...

 

[Steve86]

Thank you mate. Any good websites on them?


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[HungDang]

they are not gar!

 

[Steve86]

Yea ok, so what do you think they are?


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[Dubeckyj]

As ampthefrogguy stated, hujeta characin.

Here's a decent link: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Ctenolucius&species=hujeta&id=944

 

[Steve86]

thank you Dubeckyj, thats a good start for me.

cheers

 

[SamRoz]

Ctenolucius Hujeta, members of the Pike Characin family. I have one pictured in my avatar. Some fish stores will sell them as "rocket gar" or "asian gar," however, they are not gar. My favorite common name for them is Freshwater Barracuda. They are really cool and fun fish to own IMO. I have three of them in one of my tanks.

 

[Steve86]

thanks mate, got offered a couple. not sure if i wanted them, needed to find out a bit about them.

cheers

 

[Ambervikings91]

yeah they aren't real gars, cool fish though