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Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]>
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SCUBA or ELSE! Diver's forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 May 2004 06:23:21 -0400
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"Jeff Kell" wrote:

> > Not pronounced the way you think. The a is pronounced as an ah.
> More like a "croppie" in pronunciation.  Yes it is a sunfish.
> Often found with "bream" (pronounced 'brim') if you don't consider them
> the same animal (different species, common genus, IIRC).

They're all bream . . . except the Oscars so kindly introduced into our
waters by people who no longer appreciated them eating all their expensive
aquarium fish.

Lee

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