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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