Re: NANFA-- RE: Mosquito fish

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 21:09:01 -0600

----- Original Message -----
From: Henry Deford <hdeford_at_home.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Mosquito fish

Introducing the name Mosquito Fish to Least Killifish will
> just confuse people more.

It's not my fault! I didn't do it! Don't blame me!
The name "Mosquito fish" is listed as the 3rd of three published names in
the American Livebearer Association's "Recommended Common Names for
Freshwater Livebearing Fishes..." Their preferred name for the fish IS
"Least Killifish" In Jacobs' "Livebearing Aquarium Fishes, "Mosquitofish"
is the 2nd choice, and "Least Killifish is not even given ("Dwarf Top
Minnow" is the # 1 answer).

Please do me (or us) a favor and please not call
> Least Killes "Mosquito Fish".

Generally I DON'T call it "Mosquito fish". Generally i call Heterandria
formosa heterandria formosa and Gambusia affinis gambusia affinis - - - even
tho these names are bigger than the fish themselves.

Bill Allen
>
> Thank you,
>
> Henry Deford
> Owings Mills, MD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Allen jr." <billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Mosquito fish
>
>
> > I agree - it is also confusing that Heterandria formosa is given the
same
> > common name, althought the ALA recommends the name "Least Killifish" for
> H.
> > formosa, but who wants to use THAT? The reason ALA uses "Least
killifish"
> > is BECAUSE the name "Mosquito fish" is already "attached' to Gambusia
> > afinnis & G. holbrooki.
> >
> > I prefer "Mosquito fish" for H. formosa becasuse the little darlings are
> > about the size of a mosquito!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: B.G. Granier <bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 6:53 PM
> > Subject: NANFA-- RE: Mosquito fish
> >
> >
> > > How do we go about removing the common name of "Mosquito-fish" that is
> > > attached to the species of Gambusia?
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > BG
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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