Re: DNA research? (was: apisto sp ampiyacu)

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Gary,

To my knowledge, no one is working on Apistogramma taxonomy to any extent at this
time.  That includes standard physical taxonomy and DNA studies.

I, too, wish the taxonomy of the Rotpunkt species was being worked on. Kullander
first introduced the Rotpunkt Apisto to the hobby in 1974 (as A. sp. aff.
taeniatum). Since then we have discovered its distribution and everything else
needed to make a good scientific description, but no one is interested in
describing it. It's a shame, too, because this species (group of species?) forms
an interesting position in the phylogeny of Apistogramma species-group and one of
the dispersal routes of apistos from the Amazon Basin into Orinoco Basin.

Mike Wise

Frauley/Elson wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This question of 'rotpunkt' distribution, plus questions like the
> njisseni/panduro/atahualpa group, all the Agas and cacatuoides and such
> leave me with a question. Does anyone on the list know of anyone doing
> research into what the DNA of apistos can show us about evolutionary
> relationships?
> There's really interesting work being done on killies. While hobbyist
> interest isn't the goal of such research, it's pretty enlightening for
> aquarists. It would be nice to know what, if anything is being done yet,
> is showing up with such research on Apistogramma.
> This is simply a question - I'm just an English teacher with a basement
> full of glass boxes...
> -Gary
>
> PS, also, is anyone describing the 'rotpunkt' types? For a fish so
> established in the hobby, and so interesting, they seem very neglected.
>
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