Re: NANFA-- FW: Aquaticinfo: Pirate Perch?

Mike Bessert (mbesser1_at_bigred.unl.edu)
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:55:14 -0800

Taking the position of the anus in (adult) pirate perch into consideration,
I think a more appropriate common name would be "politician perch."

Mike Bessertanus
Lincoln, NE

on 2/21/02 10:36 AM, Denkhaus, Robert at DenkhaR_at_Ci.Fort-Worth.TX.US wrote:

> According to Becker's Fishes of Wisconsin the common name is attributed to
> "Charles C. Abbott, a pioneer icthyologist, who observed that a specimen he
> had in an aquarium ate only other fish". Becker cites Forbes and
> Richardson. 1920. The fishes of Illinois. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 3.
> 357 pp. as the source for this info.
>
> 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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