Apistogramma spec "Rotpunkt"

[andrespalomino]

Hi
I would like to know to which species this population come from (cacatuoides, agassizi, etc.) and where they live.
I have been trying to identify three pairs of apistogrmma that I have (im sorry but i dont have pictures), and right now, searching the web I found that this could reassemble the ones that I have.
Thanks

 

[Mike Wise]

A. sp. Rotpunkt belongs in its own species-group according to Koslowski (2002). Römer places it in the macmasteri-group. It is closely related to A. macmasteri in ways but different in others. As far as we know A. sp. Rotpunkt is found only in the Rio Caquetá drainage of southeast Colombia. There is another species very similar to A. sp. Rotpunct that lives in the upper reaches of the Rio Meta drainage around Florencia. It is called A. alacrina.

 

[Rolo]

As far as we know A. sp. Rotpunkt is found only in the Rio Caquetá drainage of southeast Colombia. There is another species very similar to A. sp. Rotpunct that lives in the upper reaches of the Rio Meta drainage around Florencia. It is called A. alacrina.

A. alacrina is also described from Caquetá System, as far as I know. Paratypes are from there. But type locality is the Rio Guiviare.

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Mike Wise]

Rolo is correct, but there are questions about whether or not the Caquetá paratypes are the same species as the holotypes of A. alacrina.

 

[Rolo]

Rolo is correct, but there are questions about whether or not the Caquetá paratypes are the same species as the holotypes of A. alacrina.

But only, because nobody knows living specimen from type locality ;-)

But I guess, it is not Kullanders opinion ;-)
And unless there's no redescription of the species, I would say, that we should look upon them as the same species... or maybe two forms of the same species.

greetings,
Rolo

 

[Mike Wise]

I personally consider them 'forms' within a superspecies that also includes A. sp. Rotpunkt. This eliminates the need to distinguish actual species, but I would not cross any of these forms. The Rotpunct-group certainly needs more study.