dazzman Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 are Labidochrims Nkali & Chisumulae varients of Caeruleus just from different collection points (eg Psuedotropheus Acei Msuli Point vs Psuedotropheus Acei Ngara)?orare they a different sub species (eg Pseudotropheus Acei vs Pseudotropheus Saulosi)?just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The proper name is Labidochromis caeruleus "Nkali". The Nkali denotes the collection point for the variant. In the case of Labidochromis chisumulae which was first collected from Chisumulu Island by Lewis, 1982 is classified as a different species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 thanks Ged,so in the case of the latter i'ts not Labidochromis Caeruleus Chisumulae then. just Labidochromis Chisumulae? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It is just Labidochromis chisumulae.Binomial nomenclature is the formal system used to in naming all living organisms. The binomial name or a scientific name consists of two parts. The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs; the second part identifies the species within the genus.So in this case Labidochromis is the genus and chisumulae denotes the species. Also on a point of taxonomy the species is always a little letter. So chisumulae is correct but Chisumulae is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzman Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks Ged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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