Table 1.
The nine homospecific crosses and seven different interspecific hybrid crosses used to measure transgressive segregation with their geographical origin and the number of families per cross type.
| cross type | homospecific crosses | n families (n individuals per family) | origin (lake/rivers) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pundamilia nyererei (P. ny) | 3 (33, 35, 8) | Victoria | |
| 2 | Pundamilia pundamilia (P. pun) | 3 (27, 15, 16) | Victoria | |
| 3 | Neochromis omnicaeruleus (N. omni) | 3 (7, 5, 30) | Victoria | |
| 4 | Paralobidochromis rockkribensis (P. rock) | 3 (18, 27, 18) | Victoria | |
| 5 | Paralobidochromis chilotes (P. chil) | 3 (17, 4, 16) | Victoria | |
| 6 | Metriaclima estherae (M. est) | 3 (29, 23, 5) | Malawi | |
| 7 | Astatotilapia burtoni (A. burt) | 3 (11, 16, 16) | Tanganyika and rivers | |
| 8 | Astatotilapia calliptera (A. call) | 3 (38, 48, 27) | Malawi and rivers | |
| 9 | Protomelas taeniolatus (P. taen) | 3 (9, 26, 22) | Malawi | |
| cross type | hybrid crosses | n families (n individuals per family) | ||
| male parent | female parent | F1 hybrids | F2 hybrids | |
| 1 | Neochromis omnicaeruleus | Pundamilia pundamilia | 4 (21,29,45,33) | 4 (5,10,19,9) |
| 2 | Paralobidochromis chilotes | Pundamilia nyererei | 2 (24,19) | 5 (19,21,2,3,8) |
| 3 | Paralobidochromis rockkribensis | Pundamilia pundamilia | 3 (37,26,43) | - |
| 4a | Astatotilapia calliptera | Metriaclima estherae | 5 (3,11,11,9,6) | 8 (2,22,16, 4, 6, 7,4,7) |
| 4b | Metriaclima estherae | Astatotilapia calliptera | 3 (2,21,16) | 4 (4,12,11,10) |
| 5 | Protomelas taeniolatus | Astatotilapia calliptera | 2 (21,43) | 7 (12,12,13,4,14,5,12) |
| 6 | Astatotilapia burtoni | Astatotilapia calliptera | 4 (6,2,19,19) | 5 (9,10,15,17,16) |
| 7 | Pundamilia nyererei | Astatotilapia. calliptera | 8 (15,20,5,15,20,30,22,28) | 8 (4,18,4,1,9,4,6,17) |
The number of photographed and measured individuals per family is shown in brackets. Sex-reversed crosses of the same cross type are indicated by 'a' and 'b'.