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Re: Need California native fish (& WATER PLANTS!)



I believe you mean Californicators! ...  

Mollies and guppies aren't native to CA, but they are found in the Salton
Sea area and down near the Mexican border.

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> From: Richard E Matheson <MOJOMAN at prodigy_net>
> To: nfc at actwin_com
> Subject: Re: Need California native fish (& WATER PLANTS!)
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 6:39 AM
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ramseyers at aol_com <Ramseyers at aol_com>
> To: nfc at actwin_com <nfc at actwin_com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Need California native fish (& WATER PLANTS!)
> 
> 
> >Thanks Martin,
> >
> >I picked up the Peterson fish book today at Crown.  Many thanks to those
on
> >this mailing list that brought the book to my attention in the last few
> days.
> >
> >I will be studying the book in the next week or so, but prior to doing
so I
> >believe that some of the fish I am interested in are California natives
> from
> >the Cyprinodontidae, Lucania, Fundulus, Heterandria, and Poecilia
genera.
> Do
> >you know where I can obtain them?
> 
> Better look closely at your new field guide: Lucania, Heterandria, and
> Poecilia are not native Californians (Californiites?).
> 
> I believe that Peter Moyle also wrote a book entitled "Inland Fishes of
> California" or something to that effect. If you can locate a copy, it
might
> be big help (I would try Amazon.com or, if it's out of print, one of the
> natural history book sellers).
> 
> Good fishing.
> 
> Ed