I'm Kaycy, the Publisher for the Apisto-Gram, the official newsletter for the Apistogramma Study Group which has members worldwide. Mike is the Technical Editor for same newsletter and here is his address for those who are interested: Mike Wise 3831 Newton St. Denver, CO 80211 ========== >I spoke with Mike Wise about this last year. It turns out there is great >debate on this topic, some questioning the intention of the original >naming and wheter it is neuter or feminine and how it is with other >species of cichlids and the origin of their names. I would recommend >contacting Mike. He is is Denver, Colorado and is quite involved in >phylogeny (sp?) studies. He is also mapping out the origin of each >species, and areas in which no Apisto's have been found yet, and >evolutionary theories. I have his address packed up somewhere I will try >to find it. As for my article, originally I put a little about the origin >of the name, but that is not the version that got printed. So, they may >have misinterpreted the title which is a pun. >Would love to get a copy of the Swedish article if you have access. >Kathy Olson >306 NW 82nd St >Seattle WA 98117 >U.S.A.