Re: NANFA-- more sunfish spawning [long]

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:58:35 -0500

Thanks, for explaining that, Ray.
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From: "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- more sunfish spawning [long]

> Bobundo,
> Its in there, you just didn't look closely enough. Actually I am
teasing,
> its there but not labeled as redspotted. The upper picture of the spotted
> sunfish with the red flecks is the redspotted sunfish. Lepomis punctatus
was
> split, creating L. miniatus in the Mississippi valley , the red spotted
> sunfish. The same fish on the Atlantic coast retains the name L. punctatus
> and the name spotted sunfish. This seems to be common with any sunfish
> naturally found on both sides of the Appalachians, they are strikingly
> different, yet most still are the same species.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
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