Re: NANFA-- RE: Fish I saw in Hawaii

Mike Bessert (mbesser1_at_bigred.unl.edu)
Thu, 16 May 2002 15:46:02 -0700

> Hawaii has 5 species of FW gobies. One is able to climb waterfalls. All
> are in trouble from habitat loss.

Jay (and all) -

One of my friends has done some research on Hawaiian streams over the past
few years. The American Museum of Natural History has a short video clip of
the goby that you speak of (Sicyopterus stimpsoni) climbing a glass plate.
See the following link...

http://www.amnh.org/naturalhistory/media/0501_media.html

Mike Bessert
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