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Specimens from Uttarakhand (a tributary of the Gola River which in turn, is a tributary of the Ganges). Which species do you think this is HH???

Awesome fish. If you don't mind this going a little off topic, how did you catch it?

Jools

Looks like eddsi, but I'm not 100% sure.

Jools wrote:Awesome fish. If you don't mind this going a little off topic, how did you catch it?

Jools

No problem at all, I collected these specimens by kick seining. A few largish Schizothorax were surprise bycatches along with a mix of loaches,Garra and Barilius. The Pseudecheneis were all collected from riffles. I will post a video of the habitat soon.

Silurus wrote:Looks like eddsi, but I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks HH. Is there anyway to differentiate (externally) eddsi from crassicauda and serracula???

serracula would have a much larger adipose fin, while crassicauda would have a much thicker caudal peduncle.

Awesome looking species....stick it in an envelope & post it to me!

Love it! Wish they sold around here.


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exasperatus2002 wrote:Love it! Wish they sold around here.

Pseudecheneis sulcata did enter the trade recently, a few specimens might have entered the US if not for an extreme summer in north India.

Richard B wrote:Awesome looking species....stick it in an envelope & post it to me!

Fat chance!!









The collection locality.

Silurus wrote:serracula would have a much larger adipose fin, while crassicauda would have a much thicker caudal peduncle.

Thanks HH, one of the specimens collected didn't seem to have any markings but unfortunately, it fell back into the river. I will be visiting the place quite often now (80 kms).

Another specimen from the same river system but a different (and unconnected) location. How variable is pattern in Pseudeucheneis???











Apologies for the picture quality (camera phone), my creaky old camera finally gave in.

Beautiful

From the Uttarkhand/Nepal border. Is this serracula HH???









Surprisingly, this specimen was collected from a slow moving river with ONLY silt for substrate.

I thought P. serracula has a larger adipose fin.

Do you think crassicauda is a more plausible option or is it just eddsi???

I'd say eddsi is more likely.

Thanks HH, I will add these pictures to the Catelog accordingly.