Does This Fish Still Exist?

[cuticom]

So, was at my Mums uni's library today and came across an absolute jewel of a book. First published in 1958 it was one of the most comprehensive fish books of its time (or so the blurb says) The illustrated dictionary of tropical fishes.

I was flicking through it and came across this (sort of quoted)

Labeo erythrurus The green shark.

The fins are bloodred, body a greenish brown base with a crossband at the origin of the caudel fin. A longitudinal stripe from the tip of the edge of the gill cover, the male shows a black seam at the rear edge of the anal fin.

Reading it, it sounds a bit like a rainbow shark, but I'm almost certain they have a diff latin name, and I've never seen one with a greenish tint before, apparently its also been spawned, something which I thought we still hadn't managed with the rainbow shark?

Lol its absolutely amazing reading it, very intersting to see how much has changed.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

entirley possible the names been changed at some point since 1958

closest i can find on fishbase is the 'green labeo' http/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6123 think it's that?

 

[cuticom]

Possibily, the rather grainy black and white photo supplied seemed to have a thinner more streamlined body shape, but couldve just been a thin fish. Also listed size as 4 inches, but then again it was 1958, no mention of a red tail either, the body colours definitely closer hough. Dosnt look like it's in the aquarium trade anymore though, tis a pity seems an intersting fish.

 

[The-Wolf]

Labeo erythrurus is a junior synonym of labeo frenatus now. however that was only attached by Fowler in 1937.

I think the great and wise wiggly one has is correct.

 

[chishnfips]

I am sure i used to have one of these when i was a kid, my dad gave me a tank about 15 years ago and it came with one of those from his old tank. It died though, it jumped out the tank at night time where there was a gap .

chish

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Labeo erythrurus is a junior synonym of labeo frenatus now. however that was only attached by Fowler in 1937.

I think the great and wise wiggly one has is correct.

wow, well there's a minor miracle, i must be on form today