ewest - this above is a great refresher lesson for BG and CNBG. Lusk provides knowledgeable insight as to the likely genetic purity of the of the Arkansas CNBG; as most likely after numerous generations they have become some sort of hybrid CNBG.
I like the part of ewest's lesson that says - The two sub species will integrate (inter-breed) with the offspring exhibiting mixed traits and no apparent negatives but there is very little published data on them. Two subspecies being BG Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus and CNBG Lepomis macrochirus mystacialis (L.m.purpurescens).
"Mixed traits" being an important factor in our above discussion. Mixed traits to me means the offspring will show various physical or visual traits from the genetic combination.
For esshup - The only way you will know the percentage of CNBG in the AK fish you buy is to have them genetically tested.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/27/22 01:11 PM.
