RE: NANFA-- Mooneye/ was Wabash River fishes...

Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS (HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil)
Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:18:29 -0600

I have access to mooneyes and have responded to Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay DeLong
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 2:13 PM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: NANFA-- Fwd: Wabash River fishes...

Please respond to Susan Hawkins at shawkins_at_nar.com.

Speaking of mooneyes:

>My problem is that in NY state they are very hard to find, and I would
>like to get hold of a specimen to make some scientific illustrations from.
>Not dissections, just studies of the outside of the fish. Which leads me
>to my inquiry...
>
>Would you know of anybody out in the midwest who might be able to procure
>a mooneye or two - for a modest fee? I'd fish one out myself, but they are
>very uncommon, as I said... I'd be happy to provide a print of the hapless
>fishie to the person who helps me out, too.
>
>Anyhow, I thought it would be worth a try. Let me know what you think!
>
>Thanks for your time!
>
>sue h
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