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	Pirate Perch in Focus
		The pirate perch family Aphredoderidae is represented by a single species in the eastern part of this continent.
		Pirate perch is a stout, dark-colored fish, with a single dorsal fin and ctenoid scales on the head and body.
		Five adult pirate perch were collected from the wild and maintained in a well-aerated 30 liter (8 gallon) aquarium with leaf litter and woody debris to simulate natural habitat.
	www.nanfa.org /fif/pirateperch.shtml (701 words)

	The Spawning Mode of the Pirate Perch
		The pirate perch is a very mysterious looking fish, and despite the fact that it is a common inhabitant within its range, until recently its spawning method was a mystery.
		Some members of the scientific community have postulated the pirate perch is a branchial brooder, retaining eggs its gill chamber, which is the typical method of egg retention in at least one species of the North American cavefishes of the family Amblyopsidae.
		In 1986, a female pirate perch preserved in 1956 was examined, and three eggs were found within her left branchial cavity (Boltz and Stauffer, 1986).
	www.nativefish.org /articles/A_sayanus.php (1514 words)

	Spawning the Pirate Perch, One More Time, by Ray Katula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the future, for others who may attempt spawning the pirate perch, it would be a good idea to leave the eggs with the spawning female to see if she provides eggs and young with any protection.
		Branchial brooding in the pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams).
		Katula, R.S. Spawning of the Pirate Perch Recollected.
	www.nanfa.org /articles/acpirateperch.shtml (1042 words)

	W. Poly - Pirate Perch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Female pirate perch vigorously push their snouts into the substrate to lay eggs (= normal behavior); however, when females do this in gravel, they create furrows or pits that remain even after the act is complete (Poly and Wetzel [2003] observed this behavior directly).
		Observations on the reproductive ecology of pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus.
		Spawning behavior and genetic parentage in the pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), a fish with an enigmatic reproductive morphology.
	www.calacademy.org /research/Ichthyology/poly/pperch/pperch.html (677 words)

	perch. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The perch belongs to the large order Perciformes (spiny-finned fishes) and is related to the sunfishes and the sea basses.
		Of separate families are the pirate perch, a chubby little fish of sluggish streams and bayous (family Aphredoderidae), and the trout perch, or sand roller, a small fish abundant in the Great Lakes (family Mugiloididae).
		Perches are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Percidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pe/perch.html (255 words)

	Pirate perch -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine -- April 2004
		Monson said they were pirate perch, so I dug deeper into the silt with the dipnet and came up with more specimens.
		Pirate perch are mainly found east of the Mississippi.
		Fisheries biologists speculated that the unusual migration of the fish’s vent forward was an adaptation because pirate perch eggs were incubated in gill cavities, as is common among closely related cavefish.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2004/apr04/perch.htm (965 words)

	perch on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ron Olesen of Deer River, Minnesota, pulls a perch from one of four holes punched in the ice on Lake Winnibigoshish.
		Perch fisherman Ron Olesen of Deer River, Minnesota, fishes for perch on Lake Winnibigoshish.
		Fisherman Ron Olesen of Deer River, Minnesota, pulls a perch from a hole in the ice on Lake Winnibigoshish.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/perch.asp (738 words)

	perch -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Perches are carnivores of quiet ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers.
		The common perch is greenish, with dark vertical bars on the sides and reddish in the lower fins.
		Perch, crayfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, starfish, and even whales and dolphins all live in water.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9374888?tocId=9374888 (745 words)

	Pirate Perch Spawning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		These video clips of pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) were extracted from 15.75 hours of 8mm video recording from a root-mass nest along the bank of Pen Branch, Savannah River Ecology Lab, Aiken County, South Carolina.
		At the beginning of the clip, two pirate perch are located at the middle of the screen.
		At the top of the screen, a male pirate perch, with head in the focal canal entrance of the root mass, releases copious quantities of milt.
	www.genetics.uga.edu /Asayanus (335 words)

	Spawning Behavior and Genetic Parentage in the Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), a Fish with an Enigmatic ...
		DEAN E. We describe for the first time reproductive behaviors in the Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), a secretive nocturnal fish whose urogenital opening is positioned far anteriorally, under its throat.
		We show that Pirate Perch spawn in underwater root masses, the first documentation of such nesting behavior in any species of North American fish.
		Female Pirate Perch thrust their heads and release their eggs into sheltered canals of these masses.
	www.uga.edu /srel/Reprint/2723.htm (321 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Pirate Perch
		Piracy, in international law, the crime of robbery, or other act of violence for private ends, on the high seas or in the air above the seas,...
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	encarta.msn.com /Pirate_Perch.html (116 words)

	MavicaNET - Pirate perches (Aphredoderidae) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The pirate perch ranges from Minnesota south through the Mississippi Valley, across the Gulf coast to Florida and north along the Atlantic coast to New York.
		It occurs in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma in the easternmost tributaries of the Red River and throughout the Coastal Plain physiographic region of Arkansas and other regions where local conditions are favorable.
		The pirate perch is the only existing member of this family.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/swe/24904.html (132 words)

	pirate perch -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The pirate perch is found in weedy or muddy creeks, rivers, and lakes of eastern North America.
		Noteworthy is the peculiar position of its anus, which is located near the anal fin when the fish is young but gradually moves forward, to the throat, as the fish matures.
		"pirate perch." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9060159?&query=perch (70 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Perch
		Perch, any of approximately 150 species of bony fishes characterized by two dorsal fins that are separate or narrowly joined.
		Ocean Perch, common name for several closely related live-bearing fishes belonging to the scorpionfish family.
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Perch.html (99 words)

	SIUC- Zoology - Graduate Students - W. Poly - Pirate Perch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Also, in his study the aquaria contained other fish species, such as Lepomis macrochirusand Lepomis gulosus,that could have made the supposed "nests".
		Transbranchioral spawning: novel reproductive strategy observed for the pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus(Aphredoderidae).
		Tiemann, J.S. Observations of the pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus(Gilliams), with comments on sexual dimorphism, reproduction, and unique defecation behavior.
	www.science.siu.edu /zoology/gradstudents/poly/pperch/pperch.html (647 words)

	MSN Encarta - Pirate Perch
		Pirate Perch, small fish similar in appearance to the perch but of a different family.
		The pirate perch is found only in muddy ditches, swamps, and...
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_762509699/Pirate_Perch.html (80 words)

	Alabama Fish Not Usually Seen
		Mooneye - Although they resemble shad, mooneye and goldeye have lateral lines and have eyes nearly doulble those of any other Alabma fish species of similar size.
		Pirate Perch - This small perch-looking species has unique characteristics, including the anal opening of adults being near their throat.
		Pygmy Sunfish - Three species of pygmy sunfish are found in Alabama, including one endemic.
	www.dcnr.state.al.us /fishing/freshwater/fish/other (469 words)

	MBSS Fish Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Pirate perch is a member of the Pirate Perch family (Aphredoderdae).
		The only living member of its family, this species has its urogenital openings and anus on its throat.
		Distribution of Pirate perch in Maryland (MBSS data)
	mddnr.chesapeakebay.net /mbss/SA_spec6.cfm?species=Pirate+perch (65 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #7192641 - Description of the larval pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams), from the Savannah River
		Description of the larval pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams), from the Savannah River
		Larval pirate perch in a size range from 5.7 to 13.6 mm are described from 32 specimens.^These fish were collected from the Savannah River during March, April, and May 1983.^The description, drawings, and measurements extend the present knowledge of this species to include smaller specimens than previously recorded.^2 tables.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=7192641 (175 words)

	Re: Fw: NANFA-- Fw: pirate perch
		On Sun, 23 Aug 1998 21:17:55 -0500 "B.G. Granier" writes: > >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I was unable to get two or three Pirate Perch for Fred this >weekend, >can >> > anyone else help him?
		He needs them either alive or frozen and >he'll >pay >> > the shipping costs.
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	Pirate
		To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
		Pirate perch (Zool.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the
		3: a ship manned by pirates [syn: pirate ship]
	dictionary-x.com /Pirate.html (308 words)

	FISHES NAMED IN HONOR OF THOMAS SAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The artist was Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, who knew both Gilliams and Say in Philadelphia, and arrived, along with Say, in New Harmony, Indiana, in 1826.
		For more information on the Aphredoderus sayanus, or pirate perch, click on Ray Katula's link (below).
		On July 1, 1817, Charles-Alexandre Lesueur read his research entitled "Description of three New Species of the Genus Raja," at a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
	faculty.evansville.edu /ck6/bstud/sayfish.html (461 words)

	Perch Official Home Page and Web Site of Perch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Perch Official Home Page and Web Site of Perch
		Official Home Page and Web Site of Perch Fishing, Charter Boats, Guides, State/World Records and Fish Species Research
		Perch (perca flavescens): Common name for some members of the family Percidae, symmetrical freshwater fishes of N Europe, Asia, and North America.
	www.perch.ws (312 words)

	Re: Pirate Perch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		You should be able to find those easily in N Central FL in quiet, vegetated waters.
		>A friend of mine is completing his graduate work and needs to obtain some >specimens of pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus, as soon as possible.
		Anyone >out there have any specimens on hand or know where to obtain them?
	fins.actwin.com /nanf/month.9808/msg00246.html (133 words)

	IWR: Taxa: Percopsiformes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams) - pirate perch - photograph - In: TNHC Fishes of North America -
		Amblyopsis rosae (Eigenmann) - Ozark cavefish - map - In: TNHC Fishes of North America -
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	www.biology.ualberta.ca /jackson.hp/IWR/Taxa/Percopsiformes/index.php (77 words)

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