Flowerhorn Info Help? Phylum or Class

[Saintsaber]

Im doing a project on the flowerhorn for school and was wondering whats the phylum or class of the flowerhorn?

 

[Water]

Phylum chordata LOL I'm kidding. Flowerhorns, being hybrids can't be scientifically classed because.. well.. they're a mix of a ton of fish. You could try doing a project on some of the cichlids known to be used to create the flowerhorn though, such as as trimacs, red devils etc.

 

[Saintsaber]

Thanks

 

[Chrisplosion]

Phylum chordata LOL I'm kidding. Flowerhorns, being hybrids can't be scientifically classed because.. well.. they're a mix of a ton of fish. You could try doing a project on some of the cichlids known to be used to create the flowerhorn though, such as as trimacs, red devils etc.

You mean Midas

Regardless of it being a hybrid it still falls under these:

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae

As for Genus and Species its up in the air since it is a hybrid Central American Cichlid.

Genus: Hybrid Cichlasoma
Species: Flowerhorn

Species of fish that are known to be used in various breeds of Flowerhorn are Amphilophus Trimaculatus, Amphilophus Citrinellus, various Paratheraps Sp, Nandopsis Tetracanthus, and a few that have been speculated.

 

[RD.]

You mean Midevil.

Chances are pretty good that many of the Amphilophus used in FH breeding were/are a mix of Amphilophus citrinellus, and Amphilophus labiatus.

 

[Chrisplosion]

You mean Midevil.

Chances are pretty good that many of the Amphilophus used in FH breeding were/are a mix of Amphilophus citrinellus, and Amphilophus labiatus.

True but there really isn't any reason to use Labiatus, longer body and no kok aren't great traits. Citrinellus is where are all the goodies are....

 

[RD.]

Absolutely, no argument there but the reality is the vast majority of Midas/Red Devils are indeed of mixed blood. Take the best males & line breed them with the best females & you end up with the traits that will work best with a FH strain. No need to import pure fish, when you already have exactly what's required at your finger tips. The end result is koky deep bodied short faced Midevils.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Absolutely, no argument there but the reality is the vast majority of Midas/Red Devils are indeed of mixed blood. Take the best males & line breed them with the best females & you end up with the traits that will work best with a FH strain. No need to import pure fish, when you already have exactly what's required at your finger tips. The end result is koky deep bodied short faced Midevils.

No joke, I am finding it hard to find a Midas that doesn't have a lot of Red Devil in it. Gonna have to put away from Rapps Midas.

 

[nas25]

id say that you picked one of the hardest fish to do...