Re: [RML] Bedotia

peter.unmack at ASU.Edu
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:42:40 -0700 (MST)

On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Tsuh Yang Chen wrote:

> There was also one lone specimen of Reocles, another Atheriniformes (i
> couldn't catch the family for sure, maybe another Bedotiidae).

Reocles is in the family Bedotiidae and there are several species in the
family.

> there was a wonderful poster of madagascan fish posted outside his
> office. in addition to B. madagascariensis and cichlids, there was a
> beautiful Scatophagus tetracanthus, a black striped scat that inhabits
> brackish waters in madagascar but in east africa ranges into purely
> freshwater.

They have been selling them with all profits going towards conservation
efforts in Madagascar for some time now. Pretty neat concept. Whole thing
was paid for via sponsorship and many extras were printed and given out in
Mad. to educate local folks.

Tootles
Peter Unmack