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[BastardFish]

the small spot and large spot both do not have blue spots they are white even when young so it is not either

I have no idea what the hell it is but sure would like to know!

 

[drb]

wned:

it's been posted on other big cichlid sites. Wikipedia was just the first valid source I've found about them. If it says otherwise on other sites, they're just outdated.

I'm not going to try to prove my point, I already know I'm right. If you want to argue, argue with yourself.

You really should educate yourself better before you speak. You are wrong and here is the proof. This is only a little bit of the info. They have done DNA and gene testing that shows them to be different species as well.
http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/paratilapia_polleni.html

http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117

 

[FSM]

You really should educate yourself better before you speak. You are wrong and here is the proof. This is only a little bit of the info. They have done DNA and gene testing that shows them to be different species as well.
http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/paratilapia_polleni.html

http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117

http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?s=352

http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?s=1283

http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclatur...988&GenusName=Paratilapia&SpeciesName=polleni

my links say your links are wrong

...and I have three

 

[drb]

Here is some more info;
It should be noted that according to a recent DNA analysis performed , the "Paratilapia polleni Large spot" collected by Jean-Claude Nourissat and Patrick de Rham in Andapa is a distinct yet undescribed species. Therefore, until this species gets a new formal name of its own, we will call it "Paratilapia sp. Andapa". The initial posting made by Patrick de Rham reads as follows:

http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/paratilapia_bleekeri.html

 

[drb]

wned:

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Yep paratilapia pollieni.

 

[drb]

Your links are pictures and dont say anything! Just read the info and realize you have been corrected. Its ok to be wrong! :lipsseale

 

[FSM]

Your links are pictures and dont say anything! Just read the info and realize you have been corrected. Its ok to be wrong! :lipsseale

link 1:
Original description:

• As Paratilapia polleni.
• Bleeker, P.; 1868; "Description de trois espèces inédites de Chromidoïdes de Madagascar"; Verslagen en Mededeelingen van de Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam, Afdeeling Natuurkunde; 2; pp. 307-309.

Synonyms:

• Paratilapia bleekeri Sauvagae, 1882, with type locality at Swamps and wetlands of the Imerina, near Antananarivo, Madagascar. Determiner: Maréchal & Gosse, 1991.

link 2:
Paratilapia bleekeri Sauvagae, 1882

Considered a junior synonym of

Paratilapia polleni Bleeker, 1868

link 3: just read it.

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[Mad About Cichlids]

I can see where you guys say polleni but it looks like a umbie to me. It just has a ton of blue pearls. Some kind of caquetaia for sure.

How did you ever came up with that?

 

[drb]

Here is a quote!
"It should be noted that according to a recent DNA analysis performed , the "Paratilapia polleni Large spot" collected by Jean-Claude Nourissat and Patrick de Rham in Andapa is a distinct yet undescribed species. Therefore, until this species gets a new formal name of its own, we will call it "Paratilapia sp. Andapa".

This is based on DNA proof......what else needs to be said. You are wrong! I have done the research and educated myself on this. I wont waste my time trying to educate a fellow fish enthusiast that doesnt want to learn!