Re: NANFA-- Record Blue and Miscellany

John Bongiovanni (bongi_at_cox-internet.com)
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:21:47 -0600

Good long distance ID Todd. I'm sooo embarrassed. Tha's it exactly.

John


>
> From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
> Date: 2004/03/15 Mon AM 11:28:34 CST
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Subject: Re: Re: NANFA-- Record Blue and Miscellany
>
> Looks more like one a buffalo species (Ictiobus) to me than a big ol'
> sheephead. But then I'm just looking at a dusty photograph :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Bongiovanni" <bongi_at_cox-internet.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: NANFA-- Record Blue and Miscellany
>
>
> > Sajjad,
> >
> > I believe that is an Old Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens). There
> are a number of species of sunfish and both species of crappie in that tank.
> I have pretty well given up trying to ID them due to extensive
> hybridization. When I go sampling sometimes it seems like there are two
> kinds of fish in this world; Sunfish and all the others.
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