RE: NANFA-- fish size trivia question

Ken Wintin (kwintin_at_desertmuseum.org)
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 14:02:42 -0700

UH, is it the Cyprinidae?
KITD

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
Of Christopher Scharpf
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 2:00 PM
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Subject: NANFA-- fish size trivia question

What family of fishes exhibits the greatest size range among two of its
species among all fish families in the world?

Hint: the largest species in this family can grow up to 223 times larger
than its smallest.

Bonus points if you can tell me what the two species are.

Chris Scharpf

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