-- Jay DeLong Olympia, WA>Since the old (1991) AFS list of fish names uses Notropis buccata, many >organizations follow that nomenclature. Even when names are changed in the >interim, some organizations refuse to acknowledge the name changes until >the AFS >publishes its new list (about every 10 years). This is the case at the >Tennessee >Aquarium, which still uses Notropis for sailfin shiners while the rest of >us use >Pteronotropis. > >Since the recent AFS list of southeast fishes in Fisheries uses Ericymba, I'm >sure the new "official" AFS list -- which I believe is due out next month -- >will use Ericymba as well. > >Chris (soon to be Pterochris) Scharpf
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