Re: [RML] Duboulayi found in Hastings catchment

Jennifer Palmer (aquamail at mypostbox.com)
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:42:19 +1100

<x-rich>They do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Bruce- do you want the plain truth, or my biased version?;-) I always veiw fish that I have collected myself as having superior colour, more distinct markings, better body shape, etc, etc.

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

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>----- 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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