Is This Still Considered A Species ?

[aquafriggy]

I was wondering if someone knows if the angelfish - Pterophyllum eimekei is
a species, or just a variety of Pterophyllum scalare, need this info right for
my angelfish blog. seems like there is
a lot of confusion about this where i've searched the net.

Thx in advance!

John

 

[BigTom]

Had a quick search, P. eimekei still seems to be used occasionally in scientific papers but it seems mainly to be in reference to earlier work, and
I saw a reference to a 1967 paper describing them as synonymous but no idea if that's still upheld. Also fishbase lists it as an (invalid) synonym of P. scalare, but again I don't really know how authoritative fishbase is - <a href="http/www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/Synon...iesName=scalare" target="_blank">http/www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/Synon...iesName=scalare</a>

So I'd say no on balance, but I'm no expert.

 

[BigTom]

Also this link seemed reasonable but the Kullander reference which is the most relevant is in some book so I can't find it online to check.

<a href="http/www2.nrm.se/ve/pisces/acara/pterophy.shtml" target="_blank">http/www2.nrm.se/ve/pisces/acara/pterophy.shtml</a>

Either way, P. eimekei no longer seems to be valid, although the precise systematics are a bit murky.

 

[mike os]

as far as I know there are currently 3 recognised species scalare, altum & leopoldi.... but no doubt others will be forthcoming

 

[Davo86]

as far as I know there are currently 3 recognised species scalare, altum & leopoldi.... but no doubt others will be forthcoming

Agreed,

P.Scalare has had a number of names of the years and i'm sure P.Eimekei is one of them

 

[aquafriggy]

as far as I know there are currently 3 recognised species scalare, altum & leopoldi.... but no doubt others will be forthcoming

Agreed,

P.Scalare has had a number of names of the years and i'm sure P.Eimekei is one of them

cool, noticed it was some for and some against, those for that it was a species, seems like it came from some old info
confirms what i thought
thanx for fast replys