Lipogrammaklayiis a beautiful and delicate looking species of Caribbean basslet which is no stranger to the pages of Reef Builders. We’ve written about this species at length over the years and now it seems like it may one day have a sister species, or at least an easily identifiable morph.
The Curasub has been making research dives far away from its normal home in Curacao for the last couple of months. It seems that they’ve been finding some really cool new fish at great depths in Dominica because the same Chapman Expedition that brought us a可能是新的Decodonspecies of hogfish may have also discovered a newLipogrammaspecies.
独特的粉红色和黄色的巴斯莱特与Lipogrammaklayifairy basslet but with some notable differences. It’s hard to tell if it is a photographic artifact but theLipogramma sp。‘Dominica’ appears to have a more rosey pink head color compared to the lilac purple ‘true’ Klayi basslet.
但是经典之间最明显，最显着的差异L. klayi来自多米尼加的一个是较尖的肛门和背鳍。尾鳍也有不同Lipogramma sp。‘Dominica’ a lyretail appearance compared to the smoother outline of a typicalL. klayi.
高级鱼类学researcher of the Chapman Expedition Dr. Carol Baldwin is quick to point out that “Discovering new species is rarely a “eureka” experience — it takes time and effort. Describing something new takes even more work” and that this is merely a it’s aputativenew species based on differences in fin shape and color.
We won’t know for sure whetherLipogrammasp. ‘Dominica’ is indeed a new species until a thorough analysis of morphology and genetics is performed. It’s exciting to see even potential new species of beautiful little reef fish being discovered in the Caribbean, even if it is at great depths, and we look forward to hearing more about the specialLipogramma来自多米尼加。[[多米尼加新闻在线]
