Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans

cracker · 02-29-2008, 11:09 PM

How many cross breed/ hybrid life forms have we identified so far? Not just fish but other animals as well. Are some forms marine life more likely to cross breed than others? Seems like Mother Nature doing the evolution thing is alive & well.

kathywithbirds · 02-29-2008, 11:53 PM

Is there some list for this?

mps9506 · 02-29-2008, 11:57 PM

I found one, fish and woman hybrid!

cracker · 03-01-2008, 02:24 AM

If anyone has an authentic pics of Mermaids or Reef Babes that would work ! They are however, in a class all to themselves. True Reef Babes aka Mermaids are already known to be extremely rare & usually taken. Now I was wondering about fish & other marine life.

BoomerD · 03-01-2008, 02:41 AM

Since fish don't just "wander around to the dark side of the reef and do the backstroke together," there aren't a lot of hybrids. There are some centropyge angels that will hybridize, (like your little angel cross) and reportedly some tangs that hybridize, but not a lot of others that we see in the hobby.
Considering that most tropical marine fish are pelagic spawners, (females expel eggs and males squirt sperm into the ocean currents and let nature take its course) it's not surprising that some do intermix and end up as hybrids...however, the ones that are "egg laying" rarely do. Some clownfish are hybridized in captivity, and maybe some in the wild...but it's less common (AFAIK) than the pelagic spawners...after all, if 3000 people all shoot their shotguns into the same tree, it's only natural that a few BB's will get jammed together...

mps9506 · 03-01-2008, 08:40 AM

Occasionally see Holacanthus hybrids as well.
And since most hybrids can't reproduce it isn't exactly evolution happening

Kind of a dead end although they may exhibit hybrid vigour.
This is a great thing for aquacultured food fish (something that's been done for years with corn).
I've never looked into the hybridization of other oceanic critters, I like the fish and babes concept though

I'm not even gonna touch how all this involves evolutionary genetics and conservation genetics

ThePuffLife · 07-10-2008, 03:39 PM

Gold rim achilles tang. Its pretty... but i like the achilles more...

02-29-2008, 11:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans How many cross breed/ hybrid life forms have we identified so far? Not just fish but other animals as well. Are some forms marine life more likely to cross breed than others? Seems like Mother Nature doing the evolution thing is alive & well.

02-29-2008, 11:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans Is there some list for this? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

02-29-2008, 11:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans I found one, fish and woman hybrid! __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

03-01-2008, 02:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans If anyone has an authentic pics of Mermaids or Reef Babes that would work ! They are however, in a class all to themselves. True Reef Babes aka Mermaids are already known to be extremely rare & usually taken. Now I was wondering about fish & other marine life.

03-01-2008, 02:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans Since fish don't just "wander around to the dark side of the reef and do the backstroke together," there aren't a lot of hybrids. There are some centropyge angels that will hybridize, (like your little angel cross) and reportedly some tangs that hybridize, but not a lot of others that we see in the hobby. Considering that most tropical marine fish are pelagic spawners, (females expel eggs and males squirt sperm into the ocean currents and let nature take its course) it's not surprising that some do intermix and end up as hybrids...however, the ones that are "egg laying" rarely do. Some clownfish are hybridized in captivity, and maybe some in the wild...but it's less common (AFAIK) than the pelagic spawners...after all, if 3000 people all shoot their shotguns into the same tree, it's only natural that a few BB's will get jammed together... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-01-2008, 08:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans Occasionally see Holacanthus hybrids as well. And since most hybrids can't reproduce it isn't exactly evolution happening Kind of a dead end although they may exhibit hybrid vigour. This is a great thing for aquacultured food fish (something that's been done for years with corn). I've never looked into the hybridization of other oceanic critters, I like the fish and babes concept though I'm not even gonna touch how all this involves evolutionary genetics and conservation genetics __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

07-10-2008, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
ThePuffLife Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Staring at my Tank Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cross breeds/Hybrids in the earth's oceans Gold rim achilles tang. Its pretty... but i like the achilles more...

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