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What's your view on the current placement of Hara and species HH? Fishbase appears to say:

Erethistes hara
Erethistes horai
Erethistes jerdoni
Erethistes serratus

Hara longissima
Hara mesembrina
Hara minuscula
Hara serratus
Hara spinulus


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Jools wrote:
What's your view on the current placement of Hara and Erethistes species HH



Me to HH ??

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Yes, well, I guess I need to move all Hara into their new home then... :roll:

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Silurus - this fish looks very similar to H. spinulus in body shape and the short dorsal fin. I know comparisons are made in the description as well as a discussion on the (current) separation of the waters they inhabit, but do you have any views on this?
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