我们2015年的第一个令人敬畏的鱼聚光灯将享受着巨大的豪华Liopropoma aberrans,也称为金黄蜂。L. Aberrans是一条灼热的鱼,具有饱和的蛋黄黄色,充满活力的结合,将浓郁的橘子朝向中心。两种颜色混合的区域充满了蜂窝状网状图案,在鱼的背区域附近最突出。虽然在水族馆现场相对较新,但L. Aberrans已经存在了一百多年,最初在1860年就被描述了。
L. Aberrans是Poey在1860年描述的第一个此类人,尽管当时它被放在该属中珀卡。Subsequently, the genusLiopropoma(吉尔)竖立ed and no further species was placed in珀卡。Throughout the years, multipleLiopropomaspecies were discovered and placed in various genera such as皮基亚,,,,ypisgramma,,,,合唱andLabracopis。这些属的历史及其当前状态可通过在线休闲阅读可用,但最后这些属现已倒闭,除了珀卡,全部降级为初级同义词。珀卡直到今天,仍然有效,并充当淡水栖息的属。
不用说,珀卡·阿伯兰斯(Perca Aberrans)重新描述了,经过多次改组后,最终成为Liopropoma aberrans。到这个日期,Liopropomaserves as the only genus for our beloved reef basslets, but within the genus are certain individuals who are different enough to see why so many junior synonyms were created back then.
Despite the 155 years of its scientific existence, it was only in 2011 whenLiopropoma aberrans首先在水族馆贸易中获得了巨大的认识。在库拉索岛的330-490英尺之间发现了这些鱼的了解很少,而且很少收集标本。
In the recent years that the curasub has been in operation, we’ve begun to see new specimens and information regarding this species, particularly from the Smithsonian Institute. To make matters more complicated, it was during this honeymoon period where deepwater exploration revealed two additional similar lookingLiopropoma物种。
当时未知的标本在表面上类似颜色,也称为“黄金雪橇”。直到在2014年,两者都在一周之内被描述为Santi的Lipropomaand利奥普瘤奥尔尼。除了更柔和和淡黄色的颜色外,L. SantiandL. olneyi被发现比L. Aberransas seen from the chart above.
With the confusion finally laid to rest, the two new members are now official members of theL. Aberranscomplex. Unlike many other species ofLiopropoma然而,巴里·布朗notes thatL. Aberrans被发现“in little caves or parked next to solitary stones, never near the walls. They seem to love areas near sandy slopes or little rubble piles the most and are always found hidden behind rocks most likely so they can ambush prey.透明
考虑到许多较小的印度太平洋,这很奇怪Liopropomaspecies frequent steep reef walls with large networks of cracks. Perhaps the size and behaviour of variousLiopropoma物种决定了他们喜欢的性质和栖息地。毕竟,我们的大小L. fasciatumbehaves in a way unlike any smallLiopropoma我们曾经见过,宁愿更公开游泳,但仍在岩石工作的安全范围内。
这个Stidly标本的标本L. Aberransdressed in shiny regalia was offered toIwarna Aquafarmof Singapore by王朝海军陆战队。Singapore is not the only one to cash in on the gold however. Koji Wada of BlueHarbor also acquired a specimen late last year, this time a much rarer but more subdued juvenile. The specimen can be seen in video above.