fundulus questions
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Guest_don212_*
, Jun 06 2013 09:18 AM
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#1 Guest_don212_*
Posted 06 June 2013 - 09:18 AM
I collect topminnows here in central fl. most are goldens, both normal and melanistic, but I think I also have some banded topminnows Fundulus, auroguttatus, they are slightly olive, and banded, but the whole population varies from white to olive, 2-4 inches, passive to aggressive, so I am not sure if any particular fish is a banded, or a highly colored golden in breeding form, any help for positive id? also , is it really true that there are 2 banded killifish, and a banded topminnow, or are these taxonomic reclassifications? modern taxonomy confuses me, used to be about identification, and reclassifications were rare, now it seems to be about justifying various evolutionary theories, I don't even care about evolution. enough ranting I guess I'm just a curmudgeon . anyway, next question, does anyone have a list of fl fundilidae species. thanks
#2 Guest_Batspiderfish_*
Posted 09 June 2013 - 03:21 AM
I don't really have any answers to your questions, but regarding reclassifications: it doesn't really surprise me that with the number of isolated populations of any given freshwater fish species, taxonomy has a lot of catching up to do. Fish taxonomy seems alien compared to that of plants and insects at least.
#3 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 10 June 2013 - 05:17 PM
Nah - there have always been reclassifications; they just annoy us more as we get older and have to learn new names and forget the invalid ones we've used all our lives |;>) ... and besides, the turmoil in N.Amer "cyprinodontiform" classification aint nuttin compared to what they're doing with the tropicals. The old taxonomic divide between killies and livebearers doesn't even hold anymore.
Re Florida, here's what you need: http://www.aka.org/s.../pages/fcg.html
Re Florida, here's what you need: http://www.aka.org/s.../pages/fcg.html
is it really true that there are 2 banded killifish, and a banded topminnow, or are these taxonomic reclassifications? modern taxonomy confuses me, used to be about identification, and reclassifications were rare, now it seems to be about justifying various evolutionary theories, I don't even care about evolution. enough ranting I guess I'm just a curmudgeon . anyway, next question, does anyone have a list of fl fundilidae species. thanks
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