L114 vs. L600 Debate Update

[PseudaSmart, posts: 180]

Thank you everyone for the feedback, all of these details are very much appreciated.
Answers to some of the additional questions.
I am pretty sure my fish came from Guyana. I will contact the seller?

BOLD Database
My contributions are labeled as a 'Research Collection' this allows people like me to contribute.
Under voucher type there is a choice of 'e-voucher: tissue and photo only'
This way we can contribute but it also clarifies the type of data.
The tree is created automatically by BOLD, but it does note it is by Specimen Simularity, distance. Does this help?
I cannot see the genbank file you mentioned in BOLD, am I missing anything obvious?

It would be nice to do a paper but would anyone sacrifice a Scarlet or a Typhoon? I will pass for now.
Thanks again!
Jim

[racoll, posts: 4473]

The tree is created automatically by BOLD, but it does note it is by Specimen Simularity, distance. Does this help?

The use of a tree, or the choice of tree building methods depends entirely on the question asked ...

I cannot see the genbank file you mentioned in BOLD, am I missing anything obvious?

It is not on BOLD. I used the GenBank data as a query in BOLD's identification engine.

[Suckermouth, posts: 1514]

That answers my question, thanks.

[racoll, posts: 4473]

I mailed this to Jim, but thought others might be interested. Here's the original description of the species:

Fowler, H. W. (1914). Fishes from the Rupununi River, British Guiana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66: 229-284.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28709051/fowler1914_stoneiella_leopardus.pdf [1.8 MB].