Re: NANFA-- Want Alligator Gar?

Tony (anutej_at_loxinfo.co.th)
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:42:35 +0700

It is likely this fish:
Xenenthodon cancilla
It is from the family Belonidae. Living in both fresh and brackish waters in
Southeast Asia and sometimes collected for the aquarium trade. Long, slender, big
eyes, equally long upper and lower jaw full of teeth. Grows to a foot long.

Tony

Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com wrote:

> I have seen a fish called the Asian Gar in the LFS. Is this not a true Gar?
> The ones I've seen where very Gar-ish (no pun intended) in their
> appearance. I have a Half-Beak in my tropical community tank and while he
> is similar to a Gar they are quite different. I don't think these where
> Half-Beaks. Next time I see them I'll get a species name for them.
>
> Ty
>
> I think he means the larger relatives of halfbeak and the one probably
> related to
> flying fish [I am not sure but it has both equally long upper and lower jaw
> unlike
> the halfbeak relative]. I am not 100% sure but they have thinner bodies
> and
> smaller scales than real gars and are generally much smaller.
>
> Tony
>
> Noturus_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 12/14/00 9:39:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com writes:
> >
> > << Are there
> > Asian Gar's that stay smaller? >>
> >
> > The only Asian gars are fossils! Living gars are all from North and
> Central
> > America.
> >
> > J.R. <_at_}}}}}}}><
>
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