New Name For Galaxy Rasbora

[The-Wolf]

Roberts, T.R. 2007. The "celestial pearl danio", a new genus and species of colorful minute cyprinid fish from myanmar (pisces:cypriniformes). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(1): 131-140.

Celestichthys margaritatus Roberts, 2007
so not a microrasbora or even a danio
has been put in it's own genus

 

[Fishalicious]

Wow fantastic....I knew they were busy with naming them but didn't hear the news yet until now...I have hunted Google high and low and cannot find anything...where did you find the news?

XXX

 

[CFC]

Those massive canine ears have their uses eh wolfie.

 

[tmack]

Wow fantastic....I knew they were busy with naming them but didn't hear the news yet until now...I have hunted Google high and low and cannot find anything...where did you find the news?

XXX

Try this:

http/rmbr.nus.edu.sg/news/index.php

Google couldn't find it as the new species name is part of the photo.

 

[The-Wolf]

Those massive canine ears have their uses eh wolfie.

sure do

http/rmbr.nus.edu.sg/news/index.php

yup that is one source of my info

 

[timmystood]

Shame we're not going to see much of them.

 

[xingumike]

interesting stuff, i was pretty sure they were going to classify them as danios.

ta for the link as well

 

[screamingdonkey]

"celestial pearl danio"

How about "beautiful-tiny-fish-soon-to-be-extinct-in-the-wild-due-to-human-greed"?

I know, i know, the PFK article has done the rounds on this board a few times but it's still SUCH a shame that a fish that has taken thousands of years to evolve in it's micro-habitat will almost certainly be wiped out from it's only known natural habitat within a year (two years max) of it's discovery to mankind......

 

[mlawson]

Strange... I thought it would be put with the danios.

 

[tmack]

"celestial pearl danio"

How about "beautiful-tiny-fish-soon-to-be-extinct-in-the-wild-due-to-human-greed"?

I know, i know, the PFK article has done the rounds on this board a few times but it's still SUCH a shame that a fish that has taken thousands of years to evolve in it's micro-habitat will almost certainly be wiped out from it's only known natural habitat within a year (two years max) of it's discovery to mankind......

I agree, but maybe after they're wiped out in their very limited habitat, they can hopefully be re-established with stock from aquarists. I would think that with the (unfortunate) popularity of this beautiful little fish, supplies of captive bred fish will increase to the point that the need (and greed) to seek it out in it's natural habitat will disappear. We can hope anyway!