Re: NFC: An introduced fish....

[Eric Coffman <erc114 at psu_edu>]

I guess they have to harpoon the buggers in Lake Victoria they cruise right
through the nets and keep on going.


At 05:44 PM 12/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>	A record size fish photo is at:
>	http://www.fishingafrica.com/igfa_rec%20_np1297.html
>
>	Whatta monster! 219lbs. 
>
>Sajjad
>
>
>On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Josh Wiegert wrote:
>
>> Though, fortunately, not introduced into the US, the Nile Perch has become
>> a universal problem across most of eastern africa.  Its size suddenly came
>> into perspective today, when (For a Bio project on exotic species
>> introduction) I borrowed a Lates niloculatus vertebra.  This guy wasn't
>> even fully grown.  Theres four of them, still connected.  They measure
>> approximately 14 cm in length by 4 cm in width by 3.5 cm high, not
>> including the spines, 17 cm high including them.
>> Scary, eh?
>> 
>> Some statistics I got on the N.P....
>> Maximum Recorded length of over 2 metres, not including the tail (SL)
>> Maximum Recorded mass: Half a ton.
>> 
>> And we worry about Oscards and Cichla? :)
>> 
>> 
>> end
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