Re: NANFA-- love that AC

Bruce Stallsmith (fundulus_at_hotmail.com)
Sat, 02 Mar 2002 12:28:40 -0500

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>Great Winter 2002 AC Chris and others. Thanks for the convention trip
>without having to worry about airfare. Fritz, I could have read a lot
>more.
>Bruce, great killifish article. Do you know the origin of the common name
>of the rainwater killifish?
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
As to rainwater killifish, I've only heard fuzzy stories of their appearance
in marshes being associated with rainfall along coastal bays. Other than
that, I only know that "parva" as in _Lucania parva_ means "small".

--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL, US of A

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