Re: NANFA-- races/variants...NOT!

tony (anutej_at_loxinfo.co.th)
Fri, 19 May 2000 01:36:13 +0700

Is the brilliant SRBD feature in Fishes of Albama and the Mobile basin the usual
one or anything special?
Tony

Dave Neely wrote:

> Tony,
> >Also, are there any variation on the amount of the red on SRBDs? I
>
> Man, you really know how to pick 'em. Yes. There's a lot, and it's REALLY
> suggestive of many (not so) cryptic taxa. Crowley's Ridge pops (AR), the MS
> populations, Walden's Ridge ("laurel dace"), and numerous others have
> trenchant differences in meristics, shape, and breeding coloration.
>
> Sorry if it seems like I'm preaching here, but soooo many people think we've
> got the NA fauna wrapped up, and all the really interesting stuff is
> elsewhere. They couldn't be any more wrong.
>
> btw, thanks for the info on asiatic cyprinids.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
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