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Unread 05/14/2020, 04:07 PM   #1
Yuri Barros
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Amphiprion ephippium

watching vídeos on Youtube..........I found three morphs of (Amphiprion ephippium)........

the first one is one of the most beautiful anemonefish .......that Bright Orange.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1rBpbxZNmE

the second are seen in the end of the same vídeo......a dark ones with yellowish fins.......

and this is the third morph....a redish morph..............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDMN4z82Gw


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Unread 05/14/2020, 06:33 PM   #2
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There are likely still a good number of unrecognized Anemonefish species out there.

I found genetic research (Molecular ecology and evolution of anemonefishes (Amphiprion spp) in the Indo-Malay Archipelago) that points to the the Indonesian percula from West Papua and Sulawesi (Tomini Bay) being a different species than the ones from PNG, the Solomons, and Vanuatu with an overlap and hybridization around Biak. There is also a possibility that the GBR percula are a third distinct species.

The same research found that the genetic differences between the different "percula strains" as well as between the different "ocellaris strains" are each far greater than the differences between A. sandaracinos, A. akallopisos, and A. perideraion. (see cladogram at 2.4. Results, page 31 [page 53 of PDF document])


BTW, the second video shows something interesting: males and females of the bicolor blenny. Unfortunately, the females are plain brown and for that reason hardly ever imported.


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in (Amphiprion ephippium).......I don´t think about different species.....but is more likelly a familiar groups characteristics.........related to certain localities.......


Something related with Larval dispertion........that mantain these characteristics..........I mean the Larvae after Meta comes back to the same spot or locality...........


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There have been a few studies done about larvae dispersal on Amphiprion percula:

Are clownfish groups composed of close relatives? An analysis of microsatellite DNA variation in Amphiprion percula

Probability of successful larval dispersal declines fivefold over 1 km in a coral reef fish

I also compiled a number of research papers on Swimming abilities and orientation in reef fish larvae which might be of interest.


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3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki

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nice........thank you..........


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Unread 05/15/2020, 06:38 AM   #6
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There are likely still a good number of unrecognized Anemonefish species out there.

I found genetic research (Molecular ecology and evolution of anemonefishes (Amphiprion spp) in the Indo-Malay Archipelago) that points to the the Indonesian percula from West Papua and Sulawesi (Tomini Bay) being a different species than the ones from PNG, the Solomons, and Vanuatu with an overlap and hybridization around Biak. There is also a possibility that the GBR percula are a third distinct species.

The same research found that the genetic differences between the different "percula strains" as well as between the different "ocellaris strains" are each far greater than the differences between A. sandaracinos, A. akallopisos, and A. perideraion. (see cladogram at 2.4. Results, page 31 [page 53 of PDF document])


BTW, the second video shows something interesting: males and females of the bicolor blenny. Unfortunately, the females are plain brown and for that reason hardly ever imported.
I knew you were a plethora of information but danggggg. Stay around for us lol.


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Unread 05/15/2020, 08:42 AM   #7
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I have been studing this Aricle.........

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...metapopulation


from this article :

" Nevertheless, further studies will likely be necessary
to accurately partition variance in offspring phenotypic
traits and survival rates and quantify individual contribu-
tions of fecundity and maternal size effects on phenotypic
larval traits of offspring to the replenishment of marine
populations."


the key word is : local replenishment

this can explain these variants in (Amphiprion ephippium)...........

1 - Richelieu Rock - Similans - ORANGE MORPH

2 - Koh Bida Nok - Phi Phi Islands - DARK MORPH

3 - North Bay Coral Island - Andaman - RED MORPH


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