Re: NANFA-- What *is* a fish?

Steffen Hellner (steffen_at_hellner.biz)
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:19:05 +0200

... and Aristotel defined humans as "two legged naked creatures". For which
an opponent threw a hen with feathers torn out with a paper attached "Here4s
your human!".

About definitions like this there was always dissens in science. Or "what is
an animal, what a plant? Ask the mushrooms e.g.

But I know what a fish is: great sight when swimming in my tank. ;-)

Steffen

> Von: Patrick Ceas <ceas_at_stolaf.edu>
> Organisation: St. Olaf College
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:50:59 -0500
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: Re: NANFA-- What *is* a fish?
>
> Patrick Ceas wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately even Plato calls whales fishes.
>>
>
> Aristotle did distinguish between whales and fishes. I know of one
> writing where he calls both sting rays and Actinopterygiians "fishes" --
> but I'm not sure if he ever used "fish" to eventually refer to only one
> monophyletic group.
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