My lfs says that the electric blue jack Dempsey is now it’s own species and the scientific name is nandopsis octafasciatum
Is this true?
Is this true?
EBJD is its own species?
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That are definitely not a member of the Nandopsis Genus. This genus contains only 3 species which all originate from Cuba and Hispaniola.
I would say that your lfs Is giving out incorrect information. They are still classified as Rocio Octofasciata
Yeah absolutely not true. EBJD are just a colour morph of regular JD's, much how you get many colours of many other animals that remain the same species regardless.
Not to split hairs, but there is no scientific proof one way or the other that EBJD are even a pure JD strain. The DNA work that I have read over the years did not prove one way or the other.
For more info see thread linked to below ......
The debate isn't about the color blue, in fish, people, or anything else.
EBJD have never been collected in the wild. Nor is there any documentaion that exists that suggests that someone has seen one in the wild. The entire history of this fish is based on some incomplete DNA work, and one mans word. A man now long dead, hence the mystery surrounding the origin of this fish. We don't even know the history of the original pair of JD's that produced these blue morphs, other than they were supposedly given to Hector Luzardo as a gift, from a friend.
The genus Nandopsis is restricted to "only" those cichlid species endemic to the Caribbean islands.
The EBJDs were supposedly developed (line bred ) from Rocio octofasciata thru color selection by Hector Luzardo of Argentina.
He has stated that they are not hybrids, but are mutations in the same way blue rams, electric blue Acara's, blue bettas, and blue guppies or goldfish, and koi or any other designer fish are.
The EBJDs were supposedly developed (line bred ) from Rocio octofasciata thru color selection by Hector Luzardo of Argentina.
He has stated that they are not hybrids, but are mutations in the same way blue rams, electric blue Acara's, blue bettas, and blue guppies or goldfish, and koi or any other designer fish are.
