Taxonomy...........

[Yuri Barros]

Hi guys.............

Few days ago I made this vídeo...............about what I think on Anemonefish Taxonomy..................

The approach : SUBSPECIES................

Not described properly...........not valid............ and some people do not agree with SUBSPECIES concept..............

But.............this is my own view.................based on Biogeography..........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjME25A7_0

 

[Yuri Barros]

I´m planning to add pictures of each TAXA................but its a long work................and I will try to ilustrate everything..............

For now...........I uploaded the pictures that I use to make the video............

This is the album......

http://reefcentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=10951

 

[Yuri Barros]

We gonna see new TAXA................I mean...........there are some new TAXA that are gonna be presented here..................

The TAXA are new...........but it doesn´t mean that they are SPECIES or SUBSPECIES.................................

Classification is according its Biogeographical CONTEXT.............

The TAXA could be a new SPECIES (binominal)............or a new SUBSPECIES (trinominal).................

 

[Yuri Barros]

TOMATO COMPLEX (Genus)

5 species (9 TAXA)........

Amphiprion melanopus have 5 distinct Biogeographic forms...................that could be classified as subspecies.............


# 1 ) Amphiprion melanopus (Bleeker, 1852) (subspecies)

# 2 ) Amphiprion melanopus (Bleeker, 1852) (subspecies)

# 3 ) Amphiprion melanopus (Bleeker, 1852) (subspecies)

# 4 ) Amphiprion melanopus (Bleeker, 1852) (subspecies)

# 5 ) Amphiprion melanopus (Bleeker, 1852) (subspecies)

# 6 ) Amphiprion barberi (Allen, Drew & Kaufman, 2008)

# 7 ) Amphiprion rubrocinctus (Richardson, 1842)

# 8 ) Amphiprion frenatus (Brevoort, 1856)

# 9 ) Amphiprion ephippium (Bloch, 1790)

 

[phender]

There have been a couple genetic studies. Are you taking those into account as well?
Here is one http://www.wsl.ch/staff/niklaus.zimmermann/papers/BMCEvolBiol_Litsios_2012.pdf

The other one shows a difference between the white and yellow tailed chrysopterus, but I can't seem to find it.

 

[phender]

Here is the other genetic study that breaks things down a little further and in some cases differently.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/what-we-really-know-about-the-diversity-of-clownfish-1

 

[Yuri Barros]

Hi Phill..............

I think that I made exactly what they did not made......

This is na extract from the text you post........

"We did not take into account the distribution of the
species in this study. Geographical isolation, coupled
with ecological differentiation, could also be at the origin
of the evolutionary pattern found here."


I only use Morphology and the Analysis of the Biogeographical Context............including analysis of Sea Currents...................and Geology..................to do this study......................

 

[phender]

The first study was based on the clowns association with specific anemones being a driving force behind speciation. They conceded that geographical separation will also cause speciation.

I just thought that if you are trying to show relationships or differences in clowns based on their geographic separation, you might want to back up your reasoning with some genetic evidence instead of just morphological differences.

For example: Many people have felt A. nigripes should be classed with the skunk clowns. After keeping them, I felt they should be grouped with the tomato clowns. It turns out they more closely related to Allardii and bicintus.
Most people put A. akindynos in with the Clarkii clowns. It turns out that they should be part of the tomato complex.

 

[Yuri Barros]

Yes.........

I put Nigripes along with BICINCTUS GROUP..........check my view on them....

About Allard´s...........I group it along with only A. latifasciatus.............

A. akindynos I group it only with A. mccullochi.............

 

[Yuri Barros]

Clark´s are separated from the others due the hability to change color according Anemone species................

I´m talking about Melanism related with Stichodactyla mertensii and Stichodactyla haddoni...........

Here they are.........12 TAXA..............

CLARK´S COMPLEX..........

CLARK´S COMPLEX RADIATION.............

Also they are divided in two groups..............

YELLOW TAIL GROUP..........

RADIATION OF YELLOW TAIL GROUP............

WHITE TAIL GROUP..............

RADIATION OF WHITE TAIL GROUP...........