I guess I agree with that, but did John A. Grindle " Fossil at Law" ( stole
that from May 1995 In-Fisherman had an article on bowfin) really look that
much like a bowfin. ha ha.
> Forgot to mention that one. Poisson de marais.
That is the one I was thinking of.
> It's interesting to note how some names have more than one explanation.
> Perhaps a criterion for a name catching on is that it has several layers
> meanings?
Do you think the bowfin has probably the most nicknames of any fish? I
wonder if this could be from misunderstanding, or a way of showing respect
for something that gets little? Even though many of it's nicknames are
derogatory, it would seem to me this is a way of becoming comfortable with
something ( or someone).
Ray
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