RE: KillieTalk Digest V4 #445

["Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at sun_ac.za>]

On 25 Sep 2002, at 7:06, by way of Barry Cooper wrote:

> As for the difference between
> Nematolebias whitei and papilliferus I examined the photos and checked
> both of my stocks that are labeled "whitei" and discovered that I had
> both fish.  Costa does give a way to distinguish differences but after
> examining the photos and looking at the fish it was blatantly obvious
> they are different.  Nem. whitei is distinguished in the males by
> patterns of the gold pearl spots on the flanks of the body.  Although
> the pattern seems regular, on the Nem. papilliferus those spots form
> vertical bars.  Further differentiating species, what are patterned
> rows of pearl spots on the unpaired fins of Nem. whitei become solid
> stripes between the rays in Nem. papilliferus.

Turning to Costa's 1995 TFH book we find on the inside cover a fish 
called Cynolebias whitei (Photo by Wolfgang Sommer) of what seems 
like papilliferus based on the anal fin markings. On pages 41-42 are 
3 further pics of fish very different to the Sommer photo. The 
'whitei' on pg 41 has dots which look like they are forming verticle 
bars. The fish on pg 42 look very different to iether fish mentioned 
before.

Since you seem to have the article with photos infront of you could 
you care to comment on the fish pictured in Costa's book (if you have 
it).

Regards

Tyrone Genade
tgenade at sun_ac.za
http://www.tyronegenade.0catch.com
cell#: 084-3354-977

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