Re: NANFA-- red, redfin, rainbow???

Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 09:42:38 -0700

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>Common names are suggested by the describer, and "officially" decided upon
>by a committee, which has led to the loss of some of the most interesting
>common names available... like "blob" and "hog molly."

Okay, I know the blob was a sculpin, but what was a hog molly?

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Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA

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