Celestichthys margaritatus
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 Celestichthys margaritatus — Galaxy rasbora
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The Celestial Pearl Danio, Celestichthys margaritatus [1], often referred to in the aquarium trade as galaxy rasbora or Microrasbora sp. 'Galaxy' [2] is a small cyprinid from Myanmar.It has so far been found only in a very small area east of Inle Lake at an altitude of over 1000 m. The fish lives in relatively cool, alkaline water. [3] Discovered in 2006 the species quickly appeared in the aquarium trade where its small size and bright colours made it an instant hit. [4] It is the only species in the genus Celestichthys.
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Within six months of its appearance in the aquarium trade, the species had become so rare that collectors were obtaining only a "few dozen fish per day". [3] Whilst some aquarists have managed to breed the fish successfully, almost all the fishes currently offered for sale are wild-caught. [5] British fishkeeping magazine Practical Fishkeeping is currently asking that only aquarists prepared to breed the fish should buy any fishes they see for sale, to reduce pressure on the wild stocks by diminishing the demand for them in the UK.[3]
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- ^ T. R. Roberts: The "Celestial pearl danio", a new genus and species of colourful minute cyprinid fish from Myanmar (Pisces: Cypriniformes) The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2007 55(1): 131-140
- ^ Matt Clarke. Galaxy rasbora placed in new genus. Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ a b c Matt Clarke. Galaxy rasbora under threat. Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Matt Clarke. The next big thing: Microrasbora sp. Galaxy. Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
- ^ Matt Clarke. Galaxy rasbora, Microrasbora sp. Galaxy. Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
