Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- America's national fish
From: James Smith (jim at fishiezoo.com)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 00:00:44 CDT
Tom read my mind :-)
I also think it should be something that is native to only the US, and it
should be colorful to please the general masses. How about some sort of
endangered native darter? Our (tessellated) darters are kinda drab, and not
endangered so I don't know more than that, but I have been impressed over
the last several months by many of the pictures I have seen here.
Jim
At 11:26 PM 9/7/2004, you wrote:
>A national fish might enjoy some legal protection. I would pick the most
>endangered species that (with the additional help) might be saved.
>
>Tom
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>From: "Irate Mormon" <archimedes at bayspringstel.net>
>To: <nanfa-l at nanfa.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 4:50 PM
>Subject: NANFA-L-- America's national fish
>
>
> > I was listening to a radio ad which said that America has an official
>bird, and
> > official tree, but no fish! They suggested a catfish.
> >
> > What should be our national fish? I'm partial to the alligator gar. We
>don't
> > have any salmon here in the south, you see :-)
> >
> > --Irate
> > On the banks of the great, grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about
>with
> > fever trees.
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: Fri Dec 31 2004 - 11:27:14 CST