Re: NANFA-L-- Question about Pirate perch's scientific name


Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Question about Pirate perch's scientific name
anutej-in-loxinfo.co.th
Date: Thu Jul 22 2004 - 12:14:18 CDT


I feel like, though it was stated officially otherwise, #2 sounds more
likely the reason behind the naming... What was the relationship
between the two guys?

Tony
river systems outside North America
 

Jeremy Tiemann wrote:
>
> I have heard a couple of times that #2 is more likely.
>
> >The -anus suffix is another way of saying "of." For example,
> >"virginianus" means "of Virginia." My guess is that Gilliams picked
> >"sayanus" over "sayi" for one or both of these reasons:
> >
> >1) It has a double meaning, both honoring entomologist Thomas Say
> >and referring to the fish's anal anatomical oddity.
> >
> >2) Gilliams and Say were friends and colleagues. So maybe Gilliams
> >was having some fun-in-Say's expense, forever linking Say's name
> >with the rectal orifice.
> >
> >And who knows, maybe Say was an assh*le.
> >
> >Chris Scharpf
> >near Herring Run
> >Baltimore, USA
> >
> >
> >> Just wondering why the pirate perch's scientific name [species name]
> >> is sayanus? Why not sayi or something that is generally used?
> >>
> >> Tony
> > > River system outside North America
>
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: Wed Sep 29 2004 - 12:21:33 CDT