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Re: A. sp. aff. juruensis
Edison,
This is speculation on my part (with a healthy bit of input from Ingo Koslowski -
an infamous splitter).
Both A. agassizii & the A. resticulosa => A. taeniata species-complex appear in
many forms that may be only populations but, because of their wide distribution,
may include many sibling species. He writes that he can recognize 6 different A.
resticulosa forms, 8 A. taeniata forms & 9 A. agassizii forms. Most of us have
problems separating A. taeniata from A. resticulosa, so think of the mess that
would happen if they each had a scientific name! This is why I strongly recommend
not breeding specimens from different locations together if at all possible. This
is why I personally steer away from domestically bred fish with no known
location. We just don't know if we are hybridizing closely related species or
not.
Mike Wise
"Edison C. Yap" wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
> To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:42 PM
> Subject: Re: A. sp. aff. juruensis
>
> Mike Wise Wrote:
>
> Why do you think that they are going broken up, could you explain your
> opinion on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Edison Yap
>
> >Sounds reasonable to me. Species like A. resticulosa and A. agassizii
> (sensu
> >lato), on the other hand, will probably go the other way and be broken up
> into
> >several different species.
>
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