Gold Gar

[Polypterus]

morphology?

Meritistic analysis of morphology...
You know....Proportions, measurements, scale counts...It is how you properly ID fish to species.

 

[xander]

okay makes sense now. thanks

 

[demjor19]

what he is basicaly saying is...they are different species of fish, so of course there are differences beyond pattern and coloration.

 

[Polypterus]

what he is basicaly saying is...they are different species of fish, so of course there are differences beyond pattern and coloration.

Those would indeed be the laymens terms I do not easily express

 

[xander]

what he is basicaly saying is...they are different species of fish, so of course there are differences beyond pattern and coloration.

okay, but anyone care to elaborate? from pictures tropicals kinda look like gators and so do cubans. or if there's and site i could go to where this discussion had already been help? thanks.

 

[Polypterus]

okay, but anyone care to elaborate? from pictures tropicals kinda look like gators and so do cubans. or if there's and site i could go to where this discussion had already been help? thanks.

If it was was for the fact that we are currently doing a full redo of Primitivefish.com I would send you there as each species was fully detailed there.

Elaborating in detail specific morphologic traits in a forum could be tedious. At this time you can however find detailed photos of all seven species and a few hybrids here: http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11064

(Sorry MFK mods this really is the only source on the web for this but it is not the exclusive home of gars it is just where we have put this info)

 

[xander]

If it was was for the fact that we are currently doing a full redo of Primitivefish.com I would send you there as each species was fully detailed there.

Elaborating in detail specific morphologic traits in a forum could be tedious. At this time you can however find detailed photos of all seven species and a few hybrids here: http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11064

(Sorry MFK mods this really is the only source on the web for this but it is not the exclusive home of gars it is just where we have put this info)

haha, in fact, i spend loads of time on that page drooling over the tropicals and cubans. yet i find that the heads of all atractostseus look the sameish. correct me on this?

 

[E_americanus]

haha, in fact, i spend loads of time on that page drooling over the tropicals and cubans. yet i find that the heads of all atractostseus look the sameish. correct me on this?

in short, it's because they are the same genus...so they will look more similar to each other than to the other gar genus, Lepisosteus.

i was gone for a conference for a week, but as richard said, we're overhauling primitivefish.com, so bear with us as that site will be updated again sometime soon, and more detailed work will be added over the course of this fall.


mike,

congrats on getting the lead on that golden gar, i hope all goes well with getting it into your tank...will definitely make a fine showpiece to an already impressive collection --
--solomon

 

[xander]

in short, it's because they are the same genus...so they will look more similar to each other than to the other gar genus, Lepisosteus.

i was gone for a conference for a week, but as richard said, we're overhauling primitivefish.com, so bear with us as that site will be updated again sometime soon, and more detailed work will be added over the course of this fall.


mike,

congrats on getting the lead on that golden gar, i hope all goes well with getting it into your tank...will definitely make a fine showpiece to an already impressive collection --
--solomon

waiting patiently.

 

[demjor19]

i was just on primitivefish and was wandering what was going on. hope it is up soon.

when do you get your gold gar mike?