Re: [Killietalk] question

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Paul_Jablinski at notes.udayton.edu wrote:

> How many different kinds of gardneri are there.  Anyone know?
> Bro. Paul

Less than a lot of folks think, Bro. Paul. The AKA goes by KMI4, and Ken 
Lazara chose to be very conservative and not redo the *gardneri*. He 
even left the *nigerianus* (and *obuduensis*, a synonym) as a 
sub-species, though most authorities, and those of us who have kept 
both, recognize that they really are probably a species in their own right.

Prof. Huber, in KilliData 2000, lists 4 sub-species of GAR -- 
*clauseni*, *gardneri*, *lacustris* and *mamfensis*. He gives 
*nigerianus* species status, so some old favorites, like P-82 and 
Makurdi, will cease to be GAR, eventually.

The genus is *Fundulopanchax*, but the sub genus they all belong to is 
*Paraphyosemion*. Dr. Lazara has pointed out to me that the 
*Paraphyosemions* have not undergone a professional review in recent 
years. We can probably expect some surprises when some enterprising 
student takes them on.

HTH

Wright

PS. Please do not ask me to sort out all the locations and color 
varieties, OK?



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