Natural hybridization of Barbus bocagei x Barbus comizo (Cyprinidae) in Tagus River basin, central Spain

Almodóvar A., Nicola G.G., Elvira B.

Published date: June 2008
Volume: 32
Number: 2
Pagination: 099-102
Publisher: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2008-322-001
Abstract

Hybrids of Barbus bocagei and Barbus comizo were found in the river Tagus, Madrid province, central Spain. Morphological univariate and multivariate analyses show that hybrids are intermediate in shape between the parent species. The potential causes of the hybridization are discussed.

Keywords: Barbus bocagei - Barbus comizo - Cyprinidae - Hybridization - Spain - Tagus River
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