ichthyologist: Chaetodon xanthurus, Chaetodon guentheri and Hybrid The hybrid of Chaetodon xanthurus and Chaetodon guentheri is 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. xanthurus is a member of the pearlscale butterflyfish complex while C. guentheri belongs to another. The resulting hybrid shows off both parent traits, bearing a crown and the orange back from C. xanthurus, while keeping the silvery body spots and orangey dorsal fin from C. guentheri. Read more:Reef Builders Image source 1, 2, 3

ichthyologist:

Chaetodon xanthurus, Chaetodon guentheri and Hybrid

The hybrid of Chaetodon xanthurus and Chaetodon guentheri is 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. xanthurus is a member of the pearlscale butterflyfish complex while C. guentheri belongs to another. The resulting hybrid shows off both parent traits, bearing a crown and the orange back from C. xanthurus, while keeping the silvery body spots and orangey dorsal fin from C. guentheri.


Read more:Reef Builders
Image source 1, 2, 3

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