Re: [RML] New fishes
Adrian Tappin (tappin at powerup.com.au)
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:53:05 +1000
At 04:11 11/06/01 -0700, Peter wrote:
>On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Bruce Hansen wrote:
>
> > We, in the hobby of native fish keeping, have always felt that the South
> > Alligator fish were very different and spectacular - different body shape
> > and even behave a bit different too. In fact in some ways behave more like
> > a trifasciata - prefer moving water, less flighty, keep their colour
> > better etc , all little things.
>
>One could say that about a number of rainbowfish populations in Australia.
>:-) The few enzymes we looked at in Burdekin rainbows didn't show up anything
>unusual, although Mark Adams at the South Australian Museum will at some point
>have a very thorough look at many many enzyme systems which should somewhat
>resolve these questions much better than we can now.
Its interesting to note that the Burdekin R. also has an endemic freshwater
turtle - Elseya irwini named after the Crocodile Man of TV fame or perhaps
it was after his father who was another reptile freak :-)
And you know what we rainbowfish people think about the Burdekin
Rainbowfish even if the scientists/biologists can't make up they minds :-)
I just think its important to look at the big picture even if just to give
your own studies more food for thought and you need to look at the
freshwater Crayfish, Shrimps and Crabs, which are also shared with New Guinea.
Just think Peter you might be a grumpy old man before you have finished :-)
Adrian.