Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas J. Zarlinga
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 12:04 PM
> To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> Subject: NANFA-- FW: Aquaticinfo: Pirate Perch?
>
>
> This email if from Jay Hemdal, curator of fishes at the
> Toledo Zoo. Can
> anyone comment on his questions so that I can get back with
> him? Thanks.
>
> Nick Zarlinga
> Aquarium Biologist
> Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> 216-661-6500 ex 4485
>
> "Fish worship... is it wrong??" (Ray Troll)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Hemdal [SMTP:jay.hemdal_at_toledozoo.org]
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:14 AM
> To: Aquatic Information Listserve
> Subject: Aquaticinfo: Pirate Perch?
>
>
> All:
>
> Does anyone know the origin of the common name for
> Aphredoderus sayanus,
> the pirate perch? I presume that it has something to do with the fish
> perhaps feeding on the eggs of other species, but that is
> just a guess.
>
> Also, has anyone heard of this species being propagated in captivity?
> (Aside
> from the two cases where Ray Katula bred them).
>
> We have been working with this species for about three years,
> and *finally*
> have around 25 free-swimming young to show for it.
>
>
> Jay Hemdal
> The Toledo Zoo
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