Table 1 Populations of A. splendens and Z. tequila sampled
Population | Number | Wild/captive | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. tequila | ||||
Mexico parents | 13 | Wild | Teuchitlán | Parental generation collected from the wild. |
Mexico offspring | 18 | Wild | Teuchitlán | F1 generation of above, reared in aquaria. |
Chester zoo | 20 | Captive | Chester zoo | Zoo population established with individuals from Bolton museum (n=4) in 1995. |
A. splendens | ||||
Mexico | 20 | Wild | Teuchitlán | |
St Andrews | 20 | Captive | St Andrews aquarium | Population established with individuals (n=16) from London zoo in 1997. London zoo population originally started in 1961 using wild individuals (n=12) from Mexico. |
Chester zoo | 30 | Captive | Chester zoo aquarium | Population comprised of samples from Bolton museum (n=7), London zoo (n=5) and Bristol zoo (n=4) established in 1995. |
CZJG | 20 | Captive | Chester zoo aquarium | Population founded from a 48-individual subset of the original Chester zoo population in 2001. |
