archerfish

Helen.Larson at DWNMUS.MAGNT.nt.gov.au
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:28:38 +0930

hello
this group is my first venture into a mailing list (decided I
needed some light relief; in my alternate existence I'm curator of
fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory,
Darwin). I have been reading messages for about two days.
but my taxonomic nitpicking finally has got the better of me -
archerfish (Toxotidae) are restricted to northern Australia and
southeast Asia. Is there something in South America that also spits?

Helen

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Subject: Re: [RML] Display Suggestions
Author: rainbowfish-owner at pcug.org.au at SMTP
Date: 2/27/97 1:50 AM

You are probably right Bruce, I am just going off what I have herd not
necessarily the truth....

Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
visit our website at:
http://www.angfa.org

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> From: Bruce Hansen <bhansen at ozemail.com.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Display Suggestions
> Date: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 1:00 AM
>
> I don't know of any South American Archerfish - the only other species
I > have heard of are T. blythi and T. microlepis both of which are from
SE > Asia - according to the revision by Gerald Allen some years back. >
> Bruce Hansen > ANGFA > > email: bhansen at ozemail.com.au > Don't miss
the ANGFA web pages at - > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm >
> ---------- > From: Roy Hunter <rainbows01 at sprynet.com> > To:
rainbowfish at pcug.org.au > Subject: Re: [RML] Display Suggestions > Date:
Wednesday, 26 February 1997 14:50 > > The South American archers from
my experence dont squirt that often. > I got a face full at St. Kilda
Aquarium when I was in Melbourne. The > Australian archers know an
American when they see one! > > Roy Hunter > Co-Chairman > ANGFA of
North America > visit our website at: > http://www.angfa.org > >
---------- > > From: BLang1234 at aol.com > > To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au >
> Subject: Re: [RML] Display Suggestions > > Date: Tuesday, February 25,
1997 7:15 PM > > > > Adrian - you suggested a display of Archer fish
for Alex's zoo aquarium. > The > > next tank over from the one he is
talking about does contain Archers. I > have > > never seen them squirt
anyone, but maybe Alex sits behind the scenes > watching > > for that to
happen. It is a great mental picture. > > Brian Lang