On Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:04 AM, Mark Bevelhimer wrote:

> At 10:07 AM 9/30/2002 +1000, Strike wrote:
> >Mate!  If I was an Ichthyologist, I'd be inclined - and have the
necessary
> >larnin' - to call the critters wot we see, by their latin names.  As a
mere

> So you want to be an ichthyologist?  Check out this site:
> http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/ibs/sp2000/fishbase/fishgen.htm

Mate!  I have enough trouble being a self-appointed phycologist, (try
telling people that after a few beers and an Australian accent!!) without
wanting to be an ichthy-thingie!  But I appreciate the pointer to the site!
:-)))

> Sorry, no painted flathead, but you will find your crocodile fish.  And if
> you check out the Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens), you'll see
> in the comments "reported to attack divers."

"reported" makes it sound as though there are doubts!!  Titan Triggerfish
are vicious killers and were it not for my trusty Nik V and strobe - about
the best use that I've ever had for the thing! - I, too, might have been one
of its unfortunate victims.  :-))))

> Too bad those Italians weren't a little better at world domination, we
> could all be speakin Latin.

As a bloke wot woz tort English by a German, Latin's all Greek to me!  :-)))

Strike