Re: Ontogenetic pattern changes in E. radiata

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Posted by Terry Cox on September 21, 2001 at 19:24:14:

In Reply to: Re: Ontogenetic pattern changes in E. radiata posted by Patrick Alexander on September 21, 2001 at 15:41:34:

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: : Pat...I think that's pretty typical. I believe radiata usually has some kind of pattern laterally below the lateral lines, as well as the helena that I kept had a pattern going on in that area also. There probably are some simialarities going on in all these sps. in the "radiata" group with ref. to pattern, and also with behavior. Good luck.. I don't work w/any in that group anymore. Terry.

: Well, he's always had the little black dashes between the lateral lines and the edges of the ventrals, and so have all the E. radiata I've seen pictures of... it's the somewhat faint line, below any of the dashes and actually on the ventral scales, that I'm pretty sure wasn't there before, and that I've not heard mention of on other E. radiata... *shrug*

: Patrick Alexander

Well, that is pretty interesting. I haven't seen that many of these species though (radiata and helena). Some of my bimaculata and taeniura have black edging along the outside of the ventrals. Radiata does have a very large range too, extending up into temperate s.e. China. There's probably a lot of variation.

Terry

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: : : : : Pat...I think that's pretty typical. I believe radiata usually has some kind of pattern laterally below the lateral lines, as well as the helena that I kept had a pattern going on in that area also. There probably are some simialarities going on in all these sps. in the "radiata" group with ref. to pattern, and also with behavior. Good luck.. I don't work w/any in that group anymore. Terry. : : Well, he's always had the little black dashes between the lateral lines and the edges of the ventrals, and so have all the E. radiata I've seen pictures of... it's the somewhat faint line, below any of the dashes and actually on the ventral scales, that I'm pretty sure wasn't there before, and that I've not heard mention of on other E. radiata... *shrug* : : Patrick Alexander : Well, that is pretty interesting. I haven't seen that many of these species though (radiata and helena). Some of my bimaculata and taeniura have black edging along the outside of the ventrals. Radiata does have a very large range too, extending up into temperate s.e. China. There's probably a lot of variation. : Terry

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