Re: [RML] Eachamensis update
Bruce Hansen (bhansen at ozemail.com.au)
Thu, 8 May 1997 06:37:56 +1000
> From: Harro Hieronimus <Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: RE: [RML] Eachamensis update
>
> Also M. trifasciata are - regarding morphological and meristic characters
-
> identical, however, we know that there are certain differences. Thus
maybe
> M. eachamensis may not be extinct in the moment as whole species
(although
> there is some controversy as the development is mentioned by Adrian as a
> process still going - what may have special results in an isolated crater
lake)
> but at least we know that the variety from Lake Eacham is extinct in
nature.
> This should give us one more impetus to carefully keep our locality
varieties
> separate. Later morphologists may come to other results, and then we
hopefully
> still can say - M. eachamensis variety Lake Eacham survived in aquaria.
>
I agree Harro,
Just as the Killie-keepers are valiantly maintaining their 30+ locality
varieties of
A. gardneri so we should be doing the same with our various forms of
Rainbowfish.
Hopefully there will not be a repeat of the Eacmamensis debacle but odds on
there is likely to be many similar sad examples :-(
Bruce Hansen