Re: [RML] Madagascar Rainbows?

PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu
Wed, 23 May 2001 08:54:00 -0700 (MST)

On Wed, 23 May 2001, Danny wrote:

> Is a bedotiidae as much a rainbow as Pseudomugilidae???????????

No, Bedotia is much closer to Melanotaenia. Recent molecular results by
others seem to support the inclusion of Bedotia as being part of
Melanotaeniidae. My initial sequence results for a nuclear gene puts
Pseudomugil as the sister group to Craterocephalus and Melanotaenia. That's
only for one gene though, hence I wouldn't put too much faith in it yet.

Tootles
Peter