I don't keep many cichlids, nor keep up much with new findings on them. But this one caught my attention, and I wanted to share it here. If this has already been mentioned and shared here, then my apologies. I hope somebody will be interested...
Apparently the morphological differences to distinguish the various Astronotus are not easily seen by lay people, and even classical meristic data are of little help. But apparently genetics leaves no doubt of 1) the new species, and 2) the monophyly of the previously known taxa.
Apparently the morphological differences to distinguish the various Astronotus are not easily seen by lay people, and even classical meristic data are of little help. But apparently genetics leaves no doubt of 1) the new species, and 2) the monophyly of the previously known taxa.