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Re: Golden Killi -- an enigma
>Shivan5952 wants an ID on a fish bought as "Golden Killi". This name is
>pretty, butis pretty useless for identifying the fish. This serves as a
>perfect example of t he necessity of using scientific names for our fish as
>local colloquialisms are not helpful. My guess (it is only a guess) is the
>fish is Aplocheilus liineatus of which a beautiful golden yellow color morph
>has been developed. It is a real beauty and will probably replace the natural
>colored form in our tanks. In fact, it is one of the few color morphs I have
>personally as i prefer natural colored killies in all the rest. Enjoy your
>fish, Shivan, but use the proper name once it is identified.
>
> Yours, Harry Specht
Yes it is very inportent. My book on comon names does not even mention the
Golden Killie. It does list the following killies:
Golden ear Fundulus chrysoteus
Golden lyretail Aphyosemion australe
Golden keeled rivulus Rivilus holmiae
Golden panchax Pachypancex Playfairi
Golden Pheasent Fundulopanchex occidentials
Golden rivulus Rivulus uropthelus
My quess is that it is the A. australe "gold" which is also a color morph
of the A. australe "chocoloate". The gold form is often seen in pet shops
as it is probably the more popular (sorry Harry).
WD0FNU
Dale Deck
http://www.netins.net/showcase/killies/