>I know the incident Chip mentioned, and it was a crying shame.
>We had a big scare some two & a half years ago when it seemed that an
>entire "welaka hole" was decimated by Europeans looking to satisfy an
>entire continent's demand, although details are fuzzy on that one
[Irate]
That was me that posted that one, based on information from an aquarist
at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. There was a certain
amount of rumor involved, but I do know that the Museum collects at
certain locations regularly and that is not helping matters.
> A tiny spring near my house
>has an unknown Cyprinella shiner in it that's not in any book. I don't
>know how Scott Metee missed it since he included a photo of the spring
>itself in his book. It's not a remarkable fish in any way,
[Irate]
Unremarkable minnows are my passion - can you provide a photo?
Presumably this is what I call an NSM - Nondescript Silvery Minnow. I
love these guys! Just because everybody else chunks 'em back into the
creek. I am good-in-identifying them.
-Irate
Mississippi N. longirostris are not N. longirostris!
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