Re: NANFA-- Acrosteus spatula

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:10:22 -0500

Hey, George, how are the pickerel we sent you doing? I'd appreciate your
keeping us posted. (I love updates on shipped fish!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Arndt" <georgeacim_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Acrosteus spatula

> well I think the alligator gar is one cool fish. i would like to see this
> one on a cap. i like to wear caps. also I have lots of teashirts. i
> collect and wear them all the time. i really like the animal ones with
the
> big picture on the front NOT the back. so I vote to put the big picture
on
> the front with common names. i would like to see some real live alligator
> gars. hehe. cool fish. if the picture is redrawn make that alligator
gar
> a center piece. hehe.
>
> my guess is my cool red fin pickerel would run away from that alligator
gar.
> come on world. stop the loss of cool fish. clean up the waters of
> america and the world.
>
> george arndt
> harvard, mass
>
>
> >From: Christopher Scharpf <ichthos_at_charm.net>
> >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >To: NANFA Mailing List <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> >Subject: Re: NANFA-- Acrosteus spatula
> >Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 14:51:02 -0400
> >
> > > What's the Common name (AFS sanctioned :) for Acrosteus spatula?
> > >It looks like some kind of alligator gar from the angle presented ...
> >
> >Yes, alligator gar it is.
> >
> >And the correct spelling is Atractosteus.
> >
> >chris
> >
>
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