RE: NANFA-- Common Names

Ken Wintin (kwintin_at_desertmuseum.org)
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:01:29 -0800

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From: Mark [SMTP:mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 8:27 AM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: NANFA-- Common Names

Is there any true authority for assigning common names?

Mark
Columbus Ohio USA <))><
mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com

Mark,
It seems that the days of colloquial names are long gone. Organizations
like the Audubon Society and the American Fisheries Society have assumed
the authority on "so-called" common names. It seems that nobody knows what
a mud fish, or butter cat is these days, unless you are talking to a
Cracker, like me.

Ken-In-The-Desert

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