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Subspecies An offset of a certain species, usually due to their separation in nature. Encyclopedia 1.0 by Rebecca Smallwood Please visit these sponsors who make FishGeeks possible.
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The first subspecies to be discovered and described is termed the nominate subspecies (or nominate form) and its subspecific name is always the same as the specific, eg Oreochromis pangani pangani, ...
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Additional: Two subspecies exist, Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus macrophthalmus, Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus hannerzi.
Picture references: All pictures E. Naus ...
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Once regarded as a subspecies of A. compressiceps, the A. calvus is an excellent fish for community aquariums, provided your community consists of Lake Tanganyika cichlids (remember, if you do keep Lake Tanganyika cichlids, ...
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Haseman (1911) recognized a subspecies of trifasciata from the mid-lower Guaporé that he called A. t. maciliensis. Meinken (1960) recognized another subspecies from the same area as A. t. harald schultzi.
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Blue Discus is actually the common name for one of the subspecies of S. aequifasciatus, S. aequifasciatus heraldi. There are two other subspecies, S. aequifasciatus axelrodi, the Brown Discus, and S. aequifasciatus aequifasciatus, the Green Discus.
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Several subspecies and color varieties are known. The best known is the "classic" Black Molly where the back is usually Olive Brown and the sides may be silvery with a Green or Blue luster marked with a series of brown or Orange dots.
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Advances in DNA fingerprinting have allowed researchers to identify many life forms to species and subspecies level.
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Brachydanio frankei, now deemed a subspecies of Danio rerio ( Danio rerio var frankei) Brachydanio jayarami, now renamed Inlecypris jayarami Brachydanio kerri, now renamed Danio kerri ( Blue danio) ...
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In our country, there is an endemic (probably distinct subspecies) of the family SILURIDAE, Silurus aristoteles that lives in the rivers of Macedonia (not the Former Yugoslavian Republic Of Macedonia, which is the country of Scopje.
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There are two subspecies to Phallichthys amates, pittieri and amates. While pittieri has the orange fins and strong vertical stripes, amates typically lacks both of these features, ...
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The Aphanius anatoliae group with subspecies 2°C* (35.6°F) (Marginally hardy in Denmark, depending on good water quality) Aphanius apodus 10°C* (50.0°F) Aphanius danfordii 0°C (32.0°F) (Marginally hardy in Denmark, depending on good water quality)* ...
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In the mid 1970s a further subspecies was discovered by M. Fainzilber. it was named L. Leleupi longoir in 1980 by Staeck. L.
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It is falsely stated that they do not grow as large as other species as there are subspecies and some grow to an excess of 1.5 meters in the wild. These are wonderful and graceful fish and my personal favourite.
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With many local color varieties, possibly due to natural hybridization, Discus had previously been divided into several suggested species along with a number of subspecies.
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Several subspecies exist, including the Cosby hybrid, Gold, and Silver varieties.
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Will eat small fish. This is the most wide ranging of the Polypterus. Three subspecies are said to occur: P.s. senegalus, P.s. meridionalis and an un-named subspecies which lives in the Nile river system.
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Today ichthyologists recognize two different species of angelfish and a third which is a subspecies of P. scalare. They are Pterophyllum dumerilii, P. scalare scalare, and the Altum angelfish, which is P. scalare altum.
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With age the distinctive giraffe patterning fades a little into two-tone mottled brown. Several synonyms (including subspecies) that point to the geographic variability in this species colouration, for example, ...
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Rather easily-bred old favorite aquarium fish, known for years as Panchax panchax. There are several subspecies, or geographical races, differing somewhat in body shape and color.
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Two other species possessing similar features have been described. However, R. espei and R. hengeli, may in fact be subspecies of R. heteromorpha.
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My honest answer here is yes, the learning curve will overcome, the reefs will live, and my hopes are that one day man will payback many of the incredible aquatic families, species, subspecies, and other life forms that have been so generous to us.
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R: This is the most popular of the Pseudoplatystoma species of which there are five subspecies. A popular food fish in South America that can be found widely in fish markets. DC: 7. A large predator that requires live foods.
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 See also: Species, Fish, Water, Aquarium, Color
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