"new" apistogramma

[Fisherking]

I found some names of new apistogramma sp

Apistogramma acrensis
Apistogramma inornata
Apistogramma similis
Apistogramma alacrina

does anybody know something about them.

 

[farm41]

http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=44

http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=44

http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=44

 

[Neil]

Fisherking,

These are all newly described species of Apistogramma. The first 3 are listed on the main site species list and were described in 2003. The last one, Apistogramma alacrina, has JUST been described by Kullander in March, 2004. I know nothing about this fish yet. But, undoubtedly it is a fish that has been around for a little while (probably) and has just not received a valid description until this month.

More to follow as it becomes available to me. If anyone knows more about this species, please do share here!!!

Neil

 

[Mike Wise]

There are photos of A. alacrina in both Römer's Atlas (p. 903 top) and SAC II (p. 66 S03935-3). It is part of the Rotpunkt-group.

You also did not mention the other two species newly described by Staeck with A. inornata & A. acrensis: A. velifera (= A. sp. 4-stripes/Viersteifen) and A. tucurui (= A. sp. Tucurui)

 

[Rolo]

Hi,

here you can find the Description of A. alacrina:
http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief15_1_04.pdf

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Randall]

Mike Wise

Welcome, Mike Wise!

http://forum.apistogramma.com/viewtopic.php?t=1817

Thank you.

Randall Kohn

 

[Neil]

Mike Wise,

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

Nice to have you here Mike and thank you for the information on A. alacrina. Is it actually A. sp. "Rotpunct"?

Neil

 

[Neil]

Rolo,

I couldn't get anything to come up on the PDF link that you posted.

Neil

 

[Rolo]

Rolo,

I couldn't get anything to come up on the PDF link that you posted.

Neil

Hi Neil,

do you have the latest Acrobat reader?
I could send it via Mail to you if you want.

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Neil]

Rolo,
I am not sure. I have 4.0. But, yes, I would appreciate you sending it to me. I would love to see the info.

Thanks,
Neil
[email protected]

 

[Rolo]

I am not sure. I have 4.0. But, yes, I would appreciate you sending it to me.

Hi Neil,

you should update first (to at least 5.0, the actual version is 6.0).
I guess, otherwise it wouldn't help, if I send it via mail.

but you can try it...

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Mike Wise]

I forgot to answers Neils question. No, A. alacrina is not the A. sp. Rotpunkt that has been in the hobby since 1974. Oddly, it was a young college student named Sven Kullander who introduced the Rotpunkt Apisto back then in the ACA's Buntbarsche Bulletin as "A. sp. affin. taeniatum. A. alacrina is a species closely related to Rotpunkt. There are at least 4 species in Koslowski's (2002) Rotpunkt-group.

Mike Wise

 

[Rolo]

Hi Mike,

Yes, but which one of these species in Koslowsis book is the A. alacrina?
What was the common name before the desription?

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Mike Wise]

I just got a reply from Ingo. He thinks that the holotype is the same as A. sp. Rotpunkt (Guayas) & the female is A. sp. Rotpunkt (Ortequeza). I have not seen pictures of females of the Guayas form, so I am not sure. According to Koslowski, Kulander has lumped separate species together in the past (A. cruzi & A. sp. Putumayo). It is possible that he has done the same here.

Mike Wise