Amphiprion
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Hi and great article. I do have one question, though. I was perusing through the article and noticed that most of the other Malacanthinae (other than M. plumieri) reproductive habits have not been well documented. I had read previously that they were external dioecious spawners. In my search, I went to FishBase for some further details, where they, too listed Hoplolatilus and other Malacanthus sp. as dioecious. I know from experience that FishBase can be incorrect, but they provided a source for their statement:
Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté, 2004. Monogamy in marine fishes.. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375.
I do not have the resources at the moment to search this source and determine whether or not this was a fact or merely an assumption. You are probably aware of this work, anyway, but I was just curious to see what's going on at FishBase. I suspect they made an incorrect assumption, especially if you haven't found any reasonable sources to suggest differently (i.e. undocumented).
Thanks in advance,
andrew
Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté, 2004. Monogamy in marine fishes.. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375.
I do not have the resources at the moment to search this source and determine whether or not this was a fact or merely an assumption. You are probably aware of this work, anyway, but I was just curious to see what's going on at FishBase. I suspect they made an incorrect assumption, especially if you haven't found any reasonable sources to suggest differently (i.e. undocumented).
Thanks in advance,
andrew
