Unfortunately these duboulayi are nothing too special- soft pink through to light olive sheen on the body, bluish mid-lateral stripe, and nice black margins on the fins of most males- but that is about it.
..and if I wasn't sitting here shivering, listening to the rain belt down outside and the wind gusting through the trees, I might have a retort for your cold comment:-(
Regards,
Jennifer.
At 19:43 16/11/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Good on ya Jennifer!!
>
>It is always nice to hear that someone is out there doing some real ANGFA
>stuff - having a look in some waterways. Are they distinctive in any way?
>Aside from cold tolerant that is :-)
>
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.
>
>Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
>
>Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
>
>Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jennifer Palmer <<aquamail at mypostbox.com>
>To: <<rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Sent: Tuesday, 16 November 1999 10:25
>Subject: [RML] Duboulayi found in Hastings catchment
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Some of you may be interested in this.
>> We did a little late afternoon surveying last Sunday in a creek which
>flows
>> into the Hastings River (near Wauchope, mid north coast NSW), and
>> collected, amongst other things, some M.duboulayi. There appeared to be a
>> reasonably healthy population, with many juvenile fish darting around in
>> the shallows. To my knowledge, this is the first time they have been
>> collected this far south, the previous known range extending down to the
>> Wilson River.
>> We will do some more sampling in other streams around the area over the
>> next few months to try to assess their spread.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jennifer.
>>
>
>
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