PeterJ Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Competition breeds new fish species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 This is just an example of natural hybridisation. Fish in different locations are interbreeding with different neighbours as expected. More evidence of how our traditional idea of a species is flawed and this study is based on population genetics (not species). So the title is very misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 The article had nothing to do with interbreeding with different neighbors or hybridization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Yes it does... if no new genetic mix is introduced then they are just the same species at different localities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Telmatochromis temporalis shows two genetically distinct ecomorphs Maybe I am reading it wrong but that's what it says? I couldn't see where it mentions interbreeding or hybrids (mixing of two different species) Edited March 2, 2014 by shon982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) I've kept telmatochromis vittatus Now there is an interesting tang There is 4 different types of males The bigger they are the smaller the gonads The smallest are sneaker males....pretend to be girls Males that have one mate, males that have a harem and the biggest that just bullies his way through life I think the article is saying breeding patterns like this could lead to the emergence of different species? Mind you I do believe there is a lot of hybridization in tangs Brevis that have a lyre tail Brevis with a tail like ornatipinnis Edited March 2, 2014 by Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Yeah definitely Rod! Even the whole ochrogenys x melanogenys to give kilesa suggestion by ad konings Kilesa build nests like ochrogenys but look like melos being one similarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
