Please Identify
#1
Posted 11 July 2015 - 07:45 PM
Approx 5cm long 20150711_171354.jpg 44.86KB 12 downloads 2015-07-11 20.39.11.jpg 194.4KB 12 downloads
#2
Posted 11 July 2015 - 09:22 PM
Edited by Leichardti, 12 July 2015 - 11:32 PM.
#3
Posted 12 July 2015 - 05:00 PM
Spotted livebearer, did you catch in the canning river?
Lots in some of the tributaries
#4
Posted 12 July 2015 - 06:23 PM
#5
Posted 12 July 2015 - 10:45 PM
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Spotted livebearer, did you catch in the canning river?
Lots in some of the tributaries
Yup thats what it is.
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#6
Posted 13 July 2015 - 01:37 PM
Aren't they a prohibited species just like Gambusia?
From the 'net:
"The speckled mosquitofish (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) was one of the earliest livebearers in our hobby. It was described in 1868 as Girardinus caudimaculatus by Hensel. Later the name was changed to Phalloceros caudimaculatus by Eigenmann in 1907. It was originally described from southeastern Brazil and its range is in eastern Brazil from the Rio de Janeiro along the coast down to Uruguay and Rio de La Plata. It is also present in Paraguay. The male reaches a length of approximately 3 cm (1 inch) and the female can grow up to 6 cm (2¼ inches)."
www.fish.wa.gov.au note the One-spot livebearer or speckled livebearer (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) as being an introduced freshwater pest species.
"If you see any introduced species in the wild or catch them, don't return them to the water - dispose of them humanely and report them to us, you can help us understand pest distribution and develop effective control methods."
However, if you look at the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 on www.slp.wa.gov.au, you'll see that unlike the members of genus Gambusia, the speckled mosquitofish (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) isn't prescribed as a noxious fish.
Suggesting you can catch/keep/breed (but not release) them... so ..... how many would you like Mattia, and will you please swap me some plants in exchange?
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#7
Posted 14 July 2015 - 12:42 AM
These fish used ti abundant in the drain that serviced the old South Perth market gardens, so they have been around in WA for a long time. In fact they were the first "exotic" fish I kept, back in the early 1950s. They can still be caught in streams in the hills around Lesmurdie and Kalamunda, in which situation they appear to have caused little problem. They simply cannot be compared with Gambusia, being relatively peaceful, and less fecund. That said they still have no place in our waterways, but in all probability they are here to stay.
Syd.
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