The Great Mahseer Journal - V

Originally Posted by CM09

Also I got 3 of them couple months ago, they're now about 5-6 inchs with golden orange base colour especially on their gill cover and deep red on their fins. Any idea what kind of masheers they are? In fact, I think that they may properly be refer to Neolissocheilus genus. Thanks in advance.

This should be a Neolissochilus hexagonolepis. Common name Tenga or Green Kelah. Dark copper colour mostly. Some have a very dark maroon colouration on fins, commonly mis-identified by LFS as red kelah as well. LFS spotted with mis-identification - Seaview.

Key Characteristics: A looping upper lip covering the lower lip. Adult speciments have dark greenish tint on the bottom side of the lower lip.