> thanks mark and dave-
>
> the mouth IS upturned, so they probably are fliers. That's ok as I have
> looked for fliers before. I'll see how they do.
>
> Both the juvenile crappies and the fliers are eating already
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
> Of Mark
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:29 AM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- savannah and eastern georgia collecting
>
>
> At 10:12 AM -0500 7/28/01, Geoff and Julie Kimber wrote:
> >I also collected a sunfish like fish I cannot identify. It is about 1.5
> >inches long and shaped mostly like a sunfish, but it is rounder. There
is
> a
> >teardrop under the eye and hte most striking feature is an eye spot on
the
> >dorsal fin. The spot is a black dot surrounded by orange. I had thought
> >that it might be a bantam sunfish, but it's not found anywhere near
> georgia.
> >Also, the colors on the dorsal fin are not right.
>
>
> Geoff,
>
> You may have a young flier, Centrarchus macropterus. An upturned mouth is
> diagnotic. There's a photo at:
>
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/fish/tnhc/na/centrarc/centrarc/cmacrop
> t/cm
> acrop1.jpg
>
> This species reminds me of the crappies, but is much easier to keep.
>
>
> Mark
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>
>
>
>
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