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[Straightstick]

Hi guys, I've just been sent this pic and was told it's a yellow in the Orange. Surely cant be real? anybody go any info?

 

[Whaler]

its a mahseer, probably caught in india?

 

[Enigma]

Definitely a Golden Masheer

That wa in a TV show a while ago

 

[Straightstick]

Thanks a stack guys!

 

[Capiez]

Definitely a masheer but that is a beast

 

[DocPhil]

A mahseer. Same family but much bigger. Very rare now.. hope they released it

 

[ripplefisher]

Hi Guys,

This is not a yellowfish - but it is also not any species of mahseer.

It is in fact a fish known as the Magyar or Soong (Luciobarbus species - probably Luciobarbus esocinus), and is found in the Euphrates river system in countries like Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey. Also known as the Euphrates river barbel (after the European barbel..a relative...)

Due to its distribution you will not find too many foreigners, other than US army troops, who have caught this species - I heard rumour that the ponds in Saddam Husseins residence contained some good sized specimens - but this may be folklaw...

Tight lines, RF.

 

[Alex123]

RF is correct. Check out this link:

http://bigfishesoftheworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/luciobarbus-esocinus-mangar.html