Re: [Killietalk] AKA Judging Classes for Some Species]

[Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca>]

Look at the article by Stefano Valdesalici on The Subgenus Chromaphyosemion
in the March/April, 2007, issue of JAKA and you will find a brief reference
to A. melanogaster, including the reference for the original description and
its distribution on a map.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of Gary Hoover
> Sent: October 25, 2007 1:44 PM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] AKA Judging Classes for Some Species]
>
>
> Melanogaster is not just for Drosophila (fruit flies).  In July,
> 2005 A. melanogaster was described.  Unfortunately, I can find
> very littel info on the fish, other than what little I can get of
> killie-data, that the fish was formerly: "Aphyosemion sp. N° 7 -
> Epomé, Nko olong, Natondeur-Nagadjo, East Elon, Nkolbonda,
> Pongo".  I want to say I think it's a chromaphyosemion, because
> it was described at the same time as A.punctulatum, which I
> believe is a chrom.
>   This site:
> http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Nomenclature/NominalSpeciesList.cfm?f
> amily=Aplocheilidae lists both of the above mentioned species as
> chromaphyosemions.  This would be class 10 at the convention.
>   Hope that helps,
>   Gary
>
> LeeH920226 at aol_com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/25/07 11:54:53 AM, bjc3 at centurytel_net writes:
>
>
> > Would anyone know the correct AKA judging class for the following
> > Aphyosemion species?
> >
>
> The answer will depend on whether you are referring historically to past
> Conventions or the future. They are under revision by the Judging
> Committee, in
> order to bring them in line with the recent determination of
> relation of species
> in the genus. I believe this would be the specific answer for the new
> categories.
> bualanum, is now called elberti and will be in Class 12
> epoma is a location of an elegans type and will be in Class 12
> melanogaster is a fruit fly. not usually entered except as food
>
>
>
> Lee Harper
> Media PA
>
>
>
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