Re: NANFA-- KY collecting notatus and olivaceus

Sajjad Lateef (sajjad_at_acm.org)
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:11:09 -0500 (CDT)

I think that the disparity is more evident in the specimens that we get
here in Illinois (F. notatus up north and F. olivaceous in the south).
I have caught both and it's easy to tell the difference in the adults. I
agree that the juveniles are harder to tell apart.

Sajjad

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Roselawn Museum wrote:

> Thanks to all of you for your input on this debate. As I said, the question
> comes up in the field almost every time we encounter either (or both)
> species. In fact, Geoff and I had the same questions Saturday morning, but
> elected not to go there. I studied the fish in both tanks last night for
> awhile. I'm probably more confused than before, but I do have some
> specimens preserved and ready to go to Andy. Maybe he can shed more light
> on the matter. In the final analysis, we may discover that the lateral line
> is actually God's bar code for fish and that we just don't have the proper
> decoding device at present. (-:
>
> Steven A. Ellis
> Kennesaw, GA
>
>
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