What's with the names?

[ewurm]

I have to say bichir more people assume I'm talking about a biker than a fish.

When I say Bichir people think I am talking about my ex girlfriend. We must pronounce it differently.

 

[JD_MAN]

When I say Bichir people think I am talking about my ex girlfriend. We must pronounce it differently.

 

[CHOMPERS]

'Beacher' seems to be the widely accepted pronounciation of bichir.

As far as naming things after yourself, what really irks me is that Duroso guy naming some plumbing fittings after himself. On his web site, he gives the story that he was clueless what to do to quiet his gurgling fish tank. His buddy told him what to do and the Duroso Stand Pipe was born...Here is a clue...When your best contribution to society is someone else's idea, you don't name it after yourself.

 

[ewurm]

~The early bird gets the worm,
but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.~

The early wurm kills the bird with a 10 gauge. LOL

 

[ForteThundaga]

Bichirs do need a better name. in Asia we called it dragon fin, simple and looks like it, unlike "dinosaur eel." lol

 

[packer43064]

'Beacher' seems to be the widely accepted pronounciation of bichir.

As far as naming things after yourself, what really irks me is that Duroso guy naming some plumbing fittings after himself. On his web site, he gives the story that he was clueless what to do to quiet his gurgling fish tank. His buddy told him what to do and the Duroso Stand Pipe was born...Here is a clue...When your best contribution to society is someone else's idea, you don't name it after yourself.

I pronounce it. Bi-sher or bi-sh-ear. Geez didn't know there was like 5 different ways of saying it. Never heard of the Beacher version.

 

[Ullopincrate]

I like the standardized system idea. How many species are tagged with axelrodi? lol.

 

[12 Volt Man]

After working at a fish store for several months now, I have learned that the discoverers of many fish were not heroes, but total d-bags. Why would you name a species after your self? Isn't it good enough that journals will log you as the discoverer? Many of the African Cichlids are indistinguishable to me because the names do not describe the fish in any way.

Who the hell wants to see Corydoras Wurmeri?

The people who discovered these species were self absorbed d-bags, and I hope that a better system is adopted soon. I propose that both genus and species have to be somewhat reflective of the fishes appearance, origin, or behavior. I further propose that an international standard for common names be made as well. Just like in medicine, there will be a scientific name and a generic name for each fish.

wait until you are there for a few years. quite often you'll start referring to most fish by their latin names because thats the name that appears on the supplier's stock lists..most of the neat stuff comes direct from places like brazil, peru, malawi etc. and they don't list common names all the time.

you get used to it after a while..

 

[ewurm]

In medicine, every time a drug is discovered it is given a chemical name that describes it accurately, a generic name that is universal to the trade, and a Brand name that it is sold under. Fish need to have a described catalog number, a latin name, and a common name. The describer of the species would determine the latter two, and the scientific community would determine the former.

 

[Stump]

I pronounce it. Bi-sher or bi-sh-ear. Geez didn't know there was like 5 different ways of saying it. Never heard of the Beacher version.

I've always pronounced it by-cher....