> >Is there any true authority for assigning common names?
> No.
>
> >Can't I just pick a name I like and start using it?
> Yes.
>
> Great! Since my kids name all of "our" fish, I'll be sure to let everyone
> know the proper names so that we can communicate easily. For example, all
> madtoms are called "Fritz". Other names are more descriptive like "That
big
> green one that ate the red one" or "The sunfish that we got that time that
> Dad....."
>
> Rob Denkhaus
> Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
>
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