When the topic of hybrid butterflyfishes gets brought up, almost certainly does the discussion revolve around theRoapssubgenus and their相关杂种。在过去的一两年中，我们看到了来自塔拉瓦（Tarawa）和马歇尔群岛（Marshall Islands）水域的几个宏伟的杂种。包含包含特征的杂种C. tinkeri,C. burgessi和evenC. flavocoronatusshow up now and then, many of which make their way to Japan.
当然是混合蝴蝶鱼，这些特征是高度变化的，有些不新万博苹果幸的后代看起来像dirty burgessbutterflies, or the bipolar opposite which feature almost fullFlavocoronatustraits. Why are so many hybrids appearing within theRoapssubgenus? The fact that all species within that group are so similar in characteristics and lineage that hybrids frequently occur where ever their geographical range overlaps.
This brings us to the hybrid butterflyfish pictured above. The hybrid ofChaetodon xanthurus和Chaetodon guentheriis an interesting one. Both fishes are not closely related, with each of them being in their own separate complex. Often times in hybrid formation, the parents usually breed with a fish that is somewhat closely related. That’s apparently not the case for this fish.C. xanthurusis a member of the pearlscale butterflyfish complex whileC. guentheribelongs to another. The resulting hybrid shows off both parent traits, bearing a crown and the orange back fromC. xanthurus, while keeping the silvery body spots and orangey dorsal fin fromC. guentheri。
像Auriga butterflyfish hybrid，这个标本来自印度太平洋的水域。不幸的是，这种混合动力车的状况不佳，处于死亡的边缘，但我们确实设法拍摄了一些快速射击。异常的蝴蝶鱼杂种新万博苹果总是令人着迷，尤其是当它们没有密切相关时。据报道，Guenther的蝴蝶新万博苹果鱼与日本的锻铁蝴蝶鱼杂交，这两个物种在范围内重叠。我们当然希望看到更多此类鱼类出现在交易中，并且在混合组合方面，您的猜测和我们一样好。
