Re: A. kleei

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Sarah,

Dave is correct. A. kleei - as well as A. klausewitzi & probably A. sweglesi -
is a junior synonym of A. bitaeniata. Kullander synonymized it in:

Kullander, S. O. 1980. A taxonomic study of the genus Apistogramma Regan with a
revision of Brazilian and Peruvian species (Teleostei: Percoidei: Cichlidae.
Bonner Zoologische Monographien, Nr. 14. 152p.

If you're interested, I published a short article about it in the ACA's
Buntbarsche Bulletin last year.

The strange thing about this species is that the fish that we presently call
'A. bitaeniata' might not be A. bitateniata. The more I learn, the less I
realize I know!

Mike Wise

Samala wrote:

> Alright folks, here's the deal - the National Museum
> of Natural History (Smithsonian) in DC has some
> specimens on catalog with their Division of Fishes
> labeled A. kleei.  They only have three specimens,
> collected in 1964 from Peru by a Dr. Stanley Weitzman.
>
>
> I tried Fishbase.org but there's no listing.  Any
> ideas as to what species this actually is?  I'm
> assuming that this species was renamed and that the
> Smithsonian just hasn't updated their collections to
> reflect taxonomic updates yet.  (Or perhaps it is
> their policy not to, hmm.)
>
> Thanks for any help!
> >Sarah
>
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