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Re: [Killietalk] Conflicting info by Caraway
I discussed this subject with Ken Lazara a couple of years ago. As I
recall his explanation, he was unwilling to follow the European trend on
GAR, because the whole group had not been systematically studied,
recently, by any competent authority (at least it hadn't been published)
when he had to finish up KMI4.
We may heartily debate this point, with him, but if the AKA is to serve
as our "Standards Organization on Nomenclature" then we, in the US,
should follow the KMI4, which I believe the BOT has blessed as our
standard for shows and F&E listings. To that end, *nigerianus* is a
sub-species of *gardneri* until the next KMI revision.
For those of us in the US, the proper question is "Which locations
belong to *Fp. gardneri nigerianus*?" I think that KilliData is pretty
definitive on locations, but hasn't a clue about collection codes. Just
look under *Fp. nigerianus* but not *gardneri*.
IMHO, the *nigerianus* is and should be a separate species, but I'll
follow the rules on labelling them for sale and shows in the US. Both
are really neat fish, and we should keep a few in our fishrooms.
HTH,
Wright
Tim Addis wrote:
According to Killifish master Index IV both those populations -- Lafia and
Biassa are populations of Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus.
Not having a KMI I'm a bit in the dark on these classifications regarding
gardneri. I realise the AKA have a different classification in this area &
would appreciate knowing what populations are assigned to Fp.gardneri
gardneri if someone could help me out.
The European classification puts Baissa, Nsukka, Lafia, Udi Mountain etc
into Fp.gar.gar.
Fp.nigerianus is elevated to full specific status.
The West African site lists populations according to the European generally
accepted model.
http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Killifish/Killifish%20Website/Index.htm
Tim
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