Galaxy Rasbora

[rocknurworld2006]

does anybody know what the scientific name is for this fish as i there is abit of confusion whether it is changing or not or already has changed
which one of these is it:

1)Celestial Pearl Danio
2)Celestichthys margaritatus
3)Microrasbora sp. "Galaxy"

and do we know is it related to the rasbora or the danio

 

[Shrimper]

Galaxy Rasbora and Celestial Pearl Danio are both common names for this fish. The second is more acurate as this is a danio not a rasbora although the first name is more commonly used.

Microrasbora sp. "Galaxy" was the first Scientific name given for this fish when they were first exported.

Celestichthys margaritatus is the name that was given when they decided it was its own genus and not a microrasbora.

Apparantly scientists have changed their mind again and it is a danio. The new Scientific name for this fish is Danio margaritatus

Hope this makes sense!

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Galaxy Rasbora and Celestial Pearl Danio are both common names for this fish. The second is more acurate as this is a danio not a rasbora although the first name is more commonly used.

Microrasbora sp. "Galaxy" was the first Scientific name given for this fish when they were first exported.

Celestichthys margaritatus is the name that was given when they decided it was its own genus and not a microrasbora.

Apparantly scientists have changed their mind again and it is a danio. The new Scientific name for this fish is Danio margaritatus

Hope this makes sense!

is danio margaritatus the new name now and been officiallychanged and approved yet??

 

[Shrimper]

Galaxy Rasbora and Celestial Pearl Danio are both common names for this fish. The second is more acurate as this is a danio not a rasbora although the first name is more commonly used.

Microrasbora sp. "Galaxy" was the first Scientific name given for this fish when they were first exported.

Celestichthys margaritatus is the name that was given when they decided it was its own genus and not a microrasbora.

Apparantly scientists have changed their mind again and it is a danio. The new Scientific name for this fish is Danio margaritatus

Hope this makes sense!

is danio margaritatus the new name now and been officiallychanged and approved yet??

I've read the report on Practical Fish Keeping again and i think its is currently just a suggested name. I'm not sure how it becomes the official Scientific name.

You can see the report here: Practical Fish Keeping

 

[rocknurworld2006]

thanks for your help

 

[andywg]

is danio margaritatus the new name now and been officiallychanged and approved yet??

Taxonomy is far from offical and things being approved. Essentially people studying the fish will make suggestions as to where they think the fish fits into the greater scheme of life. It is a matter of whether the rest of the scientific community agree with those proposals.

Different authors will place different fish in different places (for example, some people give the marine lionfish (Subfamily Pteroinae) their own family - Family Pteroidae). There are mechanics to it though. Once described a fish will retain its species name (in this case the margaritatus) but the genus is liable to change.

You can tell if a fish has been moved from its original species in scientific texts by how the author writes the details of who first described the fish. If the name of the ichthyologist (and the date) appears in brackets then the fish is not in its first genus. No brackets means it is.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

what ph do they prefer as ive read some say acidic some say alkaline??

 

[The-Wolf]

the correct scientific name for these fish is now
Danio margaritatus
see the paper - The "Celestial pearldanio" is a miniature Danio (s.s) (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae): evidence from morphology and molecules. Zootaxa.
by Conway KW, Chen W-J and RL Mayden (2008)

 

[rocknurworld2006]

where can i find this to show where name has been oficially changed??
thanks

 

[rocknurworld2006]

bump

 

[The-Wolf]

where can i find this to show where name has been oficially changed??
thanks

there is a small article about it on the PFK site
go there and search for margaritatus, click the first result

 

[Shrimper]

where can i find this to show where name has been oficially changed??
thanks

there is a small article about it on the PFK site
go there and search for margaritatus, click the first result

Or click the link i posted earlier