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Re: Identification Asian puffer
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:19 am
by Martin Hi.
hi jonas,
did you get my pm?
also: if this is necessary for you, i could send you a copy of dekkers nostril- drawings.
martin
Re: Identification Asian puffer
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:06 pm
by bigal
location please! lake name
Re: Identification Asian puffer
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:56 pm
by jonasPH
Dear Martin,
Would be great to receive those drawings!
Re: Identification Asian puffer
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:52 am
by Corvus
Looks like those from Sabah referred to as T. cf. sabahensis e.g. in the Aqualog at first glance. You can compare the fish to the description and illustration of Dekkers as suggested by Martin, which might add additional information.
However, to solve the confusion of T. nigroviridis it's likely that literature studies will not be sufficient, but instead a direct comparison with type material from earlier collections will be necessary.
Furthermore, it is well possible that the status (species, subspecies or just regional variants) of such T. nigroviridis populations can not be determined clearly by morphological methods, but only genetically.
I agree that they represent possibly 3 or more species.