Re: ancestral apistos

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

Steve writes:

> Where do we think the diverse Apisto fauna got its start? How old do we
>  think the lineage is? What are the most ancestral forms? Is there a good
>  phylogeny worked out?

See what you miss by not being an ASG member?  Mike just had a fairly 
thorough phylogeny and proposed genus history printed in the Apistogram.  At 
the rate new speicies are being found, however, we will probably be due for 
an update in another year or two.  Until we get a good understanding of all 
the species and variants out there, we will likely be rebuilding the genus on 
a regular basis.  Apistogramma and its sibling/offspring genera will probably 
end up being one of the largest structures in cichlid-dom.

Bob Dixon
Cichlid Trader List Administrator
http://cichlidtrader.listbot.com


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