Re: NANFA-- Land fish

Scott Davis (unclescott_at_prodigy.net)
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:13:14 -0600

> Bruce, I think I read about it on Bruce Turner's Rivulus webpage you
pointed
> out awhile back. Do you recall that link?

http://www.bsi.vt.edu/rivmar/#figure

Some killie people, have been hurruphing that it is only classified as
endangered in Florida because it is seldom found in conventional surveys.
Tossing a piece of food on a string in front of a crab hole evidentally is
not standard procedure. I don't know how common mangrove swamps are.

Andy Borgia made some neat observations about these fish last year on this
list.

Dan Fromm, in a hobby article somewhere (probably an old JAKA), cited
someone who suggested that the Rivulus' ability to stay out of water was
enhanced by a relatively large number of blood vessels very near to the skin
which may have aided in oxygen absorption. Are there blood vessel rich
amphibians who do this vis-a-vis the water?

All the best,

Scott
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