In Oliver's defense., he has been in this industry for a couple of decades and he is one of the guys I've admired and has a lot of field experience. There are fish named after him, he's been published regularly in many journals and articles even in Japan. However...he is human, we all make mistakes. I don't think his intentions were to defraud anyone. However, he has been wrong on several occasions in the past that I could recall, and with as many as he deals with, its actually a very good record. He actually can name probably hundreds of species that most people here have never even heard of.
As for this intermdia fiasco, it has been a roller coaster ride for a few years now, many of us have fallen victim to the situation. Remember about 6 years ago, they imported some that were suppose to be intermedia and all turned out to be temensis. So some of this mis-information starts in the country of origin. You have to realize sometimes dealing with these 3rd world countries, we send money down and they send us either the wrong fish, different fish or no fish at all. Its a risk that we take, and you guys can enjoy. If it works out perfectly all the time, I'd be rich by now.
