Re: [RML] hypseleotris stuff

Danny (reklaw01 at bigpond.com)
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:39:18 +1030

Pete
I got a strong feeling the Spp4 we got from Bremer River are hybrids.
Let me know when you hear more on them {still the best looking ones though}
:-)
Danny Walker

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-----Original Message-----
From: PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu <PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Thursday, 22 February 2001 2:29
Subject: Re: [RML] hypseleotris stuff

>On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Bruce Hansen wrote:
>
>> Thanks Peter for making a complicated group even more complicated to come
to
>> grips with. It looks like we will have to have a pocket full of "allozyme
>> test strips" with us when we go out catching gudgeons :-)
>
>I think that it is likely that the regular non-hybrids are ok as far as
their
>identifications, problem is I don't know what the hybrids of some of these
>things look like, seems as if they are close to one of the parental types,
and
>of course it may depend on what species the parents are and what is going
on
>genetically with these things as far as whether and how much genetic
material
>is getting exchanged. I'm waiting for Mark Adams to send me the list of my
>specimens that he has looked at to see how well my identifications hold up.
>All the Lake's have been hybrids though.
>
>Tootles
>Peter
>