Hey Mike

[apistodave]

Tom dropped off his fish for me to hold on to till he gets moved. What are the Urtegai in your opinion. He's not sure either...

Tell you what he got the Rubro thing going on

 

[Mike Wise]

I haven't seen TW's urteagai fish, but based on his description and collecting location, it probably is the high fin species that Cardwell & Kutty collected last year. Got any photos of them? I got a trio of rubuolineata from him, but the male didn't make it. That's why I got some juveniles from you. I'll be moving one of your young males in with his older females after I get back from my talk in KC.

 

[apistodave]

Mike--I will get some pics for you and if you need them he left more Rubros here too. Also Eunotus, and barlowi. 2 weeks and I am off to Germany

 

[Mike Wise]

I'd love to see photos of his urteagai-like fish.

 

[apistodave]

OK I'll let them settle in for a day or two then click away--it's a very pale fish

 

[apistodave]

Here are some more Mike

 

[animalmgc]

pertty fish

 

[apistodave]

HAHHAH Nutting gets by you does it-------------------

Steve--these probably will turnout to be science fish for guys like Mike to study--could be new Sp CF but I think that it is the real deal-urtegei.

 

[Mike Wise]

Nope, not Cardwell & Kutty's fish. Their species has a sailfin like that seen on A. borellii. These look like the typical A. urteagai to me.

 

[apistodave]

Mike-I am with you on this one but Uwe says it is more like a southern CF linkei except that the collecting location dont jive--so :wink:they get a vacation in Europe--he brought 800 fish back

 

[Mike Wise]

It could be a linkei-like form, but I can't be positive because I can't see a double caudal blotch at the base of the tail in any of the photos. The commbrae/linkei- and resticulosa/urteagai-complexes are fairly closely related.