Galapagos New Species Prove Genetic Diversification

Galapagos National Park Views of Far bound islands of Ecuador in the Midst of the Rich Pacific Waters

Two new fish species have been discovered in Ecuador´s Galapagos National Park after a three year investigation. The investigation disproves the believe that species of marine media are connected continually due to lack of geographical barriers. The discovery seems to infer that specie diversification of Galapagos and the Pacific do not require natural boundaries to evolve.

Noticias al Dia reported on July 12^th that the Ministry of Environment along with the National Park of Galapagos announced the discovery of the species "Scorpaenodes sp" – a 10 centered fish of rocky and reefs depths and "Gobiomuros sp" with 25 centimeters in length inhabiting in ocean shore waters bathed by fresh water sources.

Studies conducted during the investigation developed by the University Michoacana of San Nicolas Hidalgo Mexico in coordination with the Ministry of Environment MAE assure that the species are new to human science catalogs and that possibly they are endemic” –existing solely in the Galapagos marine park.

The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador highlighted that the species generate discrepancies with the belief that marine environment have “continual connectivity due to the lack of geographical barriers”.

Studies included molecular level investigations, genetic differences and morphological characteristics as well as cross comparison with species of the Pacific Ocean Region and basin.

The study developed throughout a period of three years under a regional project which´s main objective was the determination of the genetic variability between populations of different species of the Pacific basin.

Galapagos -a suitable location for the study was chosen due to reports of over 2.9 thousand marine species 25% of which are endemic the ever changing and rich waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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