NANFA-- Re:rainwater killies

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:41:20 -0600

The first mention i ever heard of this fish was by my cousins, who are
interpid redfish/speckled trout fisherman along the louisiana Gulf Coast.
They mentioned this fish to me and, in fact, said that the only time that
they ever saw it was following a rain.

Bill Allen

> >Bruce, great killifish article. Do you know the origin of the common
name
> >of the rainwater killifish?
> >
> >--
> >Jay DeLong
> >Olympia, WA
> As to rainwater killifish, I've only heard fuzzy stories of their
appearance
> in marshes being associated with rainfall along coastal bays. Other than
> that, I only know that "parva" as in _Lucania parva_ means "small".
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
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