when breeders list fish names and they have sp or cf in the name of the fish. Just curious what it stands for.
Thanks Jamie
Thanks Jamie
What does 'sp.' and 'cf.' mean?
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sp is short for "species" or the variation of the fish. As for CF, you would have to use it in context ... i either forgot or dont know . Help, Anyone ?
"sp" = species .... "CF"= http://www.indiana.edu/~halllab/GradRes/Element_%20of_Style_in_Science.pdf Great question! This site should be read throughly,by ALL members!!!
bigspizz;1208117; said:Check my link. Scroll down to page 3 (4 of 12 including cover)
Got it.. Thanks !!
To those who are too lazy to go through that pdf :
cf. is an abbreviation for the Latin word confer, meaning "compare" or "consult"
redtailfool;1208121; said:
You needed to read further. That's not what it means in relation to naming:
nolapete;1208169; said:
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system. The essence of it is that each species name is in (modern scientific) Latin and has two parts, so that it is also sometimes popularly known as the "Latin name" of the species, although this terminology is frowned upon by biologists and philologists, who prefer the phrase scientific name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature
It relates the "modern" scientific name with the "Latin" name for a species. "CF" means, in English, the fish has two names, one Latin, one modern....Confer
EX: Geophagus cf. brasiliensis
I was just curious but this is a type of geo that Jeff Rapps just got in. Correct me if I'm wrong but 'brasiliensis' is one of the scientific names meaning either latin or modern.
Say it is the latin name, the modern name would be an updated, different name??
OR would it be like one guy named it this in 1865 and another guy named it this in 1934. Make sense?
Jamie
I was just curious but this is a type of geo that Jeff Rapps just got in. Correct me if I'm wrong but 'brasiliensis' is one of the scientific names meaning either latin or modern.
Say it is the latin name, the modern name would be an updated, different name??
OR would it be like one guy named it this in 1865 and another guy named it this in 1934. Make sense?
Jamie
The Brasilienis is the latin name I belive but may be used in general to refer to the fish itself.