got an ID for the second fish, Yaoshanicus arcus Lin 1931 from South-east China (Yaoshan, Guangxi). Thanx to Ng Heok Hee for help.

the second one caught in the wild in Hong Kong, note the very very bent lateral line.
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why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

got an ID for the second fish, Yaoshanicus arcus Lin 1931 from South-east China (Yaoshan, Guangxi). Thanx to Ng Heok Hee for help.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

the large eyes and forked tail of the 1st fish seems to indicate a Leptobarbus species..... while the bent lateral line of the 2nd is akin to the Alburnoides genus.
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