Stan
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From: "Christopher Scharpf" <ichthos_at_comcast.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:27 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Farthest & Highest
> > I think we have a tie for northern most with the Arctic Char and the
> > Ninespinned Stickleback, Pungitius pungitus. Both occupy similar ranges.
>
> Similar ranges, yes. But the char has the edge. See p. 49 of the Peterson
> Field Guide and p. 309 of the Behnke trout & salmon book. According to
> Behnke, the Arctic char is the most northern occurring freshwater fish not
> just in NA, but the world -- Lake Hazen on the northern part of Ellesmere
> Island, at 82 deg N lat.
>
> Chris Scharpf
> Baltimore
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