Re: Re colorful apistos

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

Mike Wise writes:

> Yes, it is close to both A. eunotus & A. cruzi. At normal Rio Tahuayo water
>  conditions (pH<6 and very soft) the male's body is almost entirely blue. 
> Unlike
>  A. cruzi, the tail of the male shows a series of vertical rows of spots
>  (sometimes very faint). A. eunotus shows a split in Bar 6 below the 
lateral 
> band.
>  A. sp. Rio Tahuayo doesn't show this split.

Is it safe to say here that we <probably> have a unique species, and possibly 
an evolutionary bridge species between cruzi and eunotus?

Bob Dixon


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