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Quick species question

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:52 am
by RhettWheeler
Is the nile perch the same thing as a barra or barramundi?

Re: Quick species question

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:12 pm
by aka anglinarcher
No, but they sure do look a lot like each either. The Nile perch is native to the Nile Drainage while the "barra or barramundi" is native to Australia.

Genetically they are quite different.

Re: Quick species question

PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:42 am
by dahlberg
actually, the snook, nile perch, and barramundi are quite similar.
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Re: Quick species question

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:57 am
by RhettWheeler
Thanks guys.