Re: panduro vs. "pandurini"

[Ken Laidlaw <K.Laidlaw@roe.ac.uk>]

Julio,

Has A.panduro (aka A. sp pandurini) been given a full 
scientific examination leading to the species name and not 
the Apistogramma species  name e.g. sp "pandurini"?  (sorry 
if this sounds confusing!)

I was of the opinion that a. sp pandurini should have been 
called A.nijsseni "pandurini" as to look at them they are 
so similar that they are surely the same species.  If 
"pandurini" are a distinct species do you know the 
difference between it and A.nijsseni to aid determining 
which is which?  From the specimens I have seen it is 
fairly easy to tell the females apart due to the larger 
extent of black colouration, males are a different matter 
as to me they look the same.

Thanks,
Ken.



> A. "pandurini", A. "coriati", and A. panduro are all the same species. 
> 
> Julio
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