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Rainbow variant?
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, Mar 24 2009 12:42 PM
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 12:42 PM
I didnt think that Rainbows had variations like orangethroats, but this rainbow i picked up in louisville, ky looked different than others I have caught. The markings that are on its top fins are not like any i have seen. Josh said he had seen similar markings on rainbows he caught near carlisle. I was just wondering if there were variants of rainbows?
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 02:08 PM
There is quite a bit of variation in Rainbows, with some unpublished dissertations describing species/subspecies. There probably are multiple species in the group, but I'm not sure I could give an accurate estimate and I'm not sure if anyone is actively working on them.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 02:17 PM
I remember seeing a talk at ASIH, I think (the exact reference escapes me) in which someone examined mitochondrial DNA from widely scattered rainbow populations and found little variation with no apparent geographical pattern. You'd expect local variation in any widespread species, but maybe it depends on what species concept you're working with to raise variation to species level (a huge can o' worms...).There is quite a bit of variation in Rainbows, with some unpublished dissertations describing species/subspecies. There probably are multiple species in the group, but I'm not sure I could give an accurate estimate and I'm not sure if anyone is actively working on them.
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