2009年5月7日 星期四

尼加拉瓜Apoyo湖產三個紅魔鬼種群之慈鯛科新種

文獻來源: Stauffer, JR Jr., JK McCrary and KE Black (2008) Three new species of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121: 117–129. [全文下載] [youtube影片]

Abstract Three new species of the Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther) species complex that are endemic to Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua are described. The new species differ from previously described members of this complex in other lakes, are phenotypically distinct, and assortatively mate in Lake Apoyo. The presence of endemic cichlids in each of the crater lakes suggests that sympatric speciation occurred. A key is presented for the species of Amphilophus found in Lake Apoyo.

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