Is it Simpsonichtys or Cynolebias? Can we ever know? Inquiring minds want to
know!
----- Original Message -----
From: R. W. Wolff <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA--humor Esox "lacustris"
> There is a growing number of people who have found out a dirty secret of
> naming of fish. it has been discovered in a secret basement in the desert
> south west that an older than dirt man ( 305 years of age purportedly) is
> totally in charge of the naming and classification of flora and fauna. he
> has a keen interest in messing with the taxonomy of killifish. of course
> this is suppressed as rumor and those perpetrating the rumor are said to
be
> " amateur aquarists and other low brow dummies". It is all great fun for
> the old man as he cackles and with advent of computer email spreads his
> malice that much faster. Since he has been around for so long no one
> questions his letters, and now electronic advice, and goes along with any
> changes he makes.
>
> The truth in why we can never get straight answers on fish taxonomy, and
why
> the blame always rests on the uninformed aquarists.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
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