Scientific Names for fish

[Sam Morris]

The Guradian came with a free poster of ll freshwater fish, pictures, names, biggest weights, latin names, length...it's up on my wall.

Sam.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

Vinagri and saltum on me chipii's please.

 

[Alan Tyler]

"Minefield of information" - that's a classic! I shall save that for a very special occasion.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

And a Porci pie please.

 

[Deanos]

Bazilous bailifus!?your grasp of Latin is far superior to Ronus Borusall!
You therefore are given the right to award the title of ?Bigus ****us? to whomever you feel is worthy on the site this evening!
Hail Bazilous?the top bananarus.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

I make the award to eeeeerrrrmmmmmm?














Chris Bishop. No. No. No. No. I meant to say Les Clarke.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

Timothy made me do it.

 

[Grant Lever]

a rose by any other name ? i thought all that latin rubbish was just something your doctor puts on sick notes so all your workmates don't know you have got the clap....

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

The old scientific name for rainbow trout was Salmo Gairdneri (my spelling could be wrong here).

However some years ago it was deemed by the Americans that the species was closer to Onchoryncus than Salmo. Hence the new name - O. mykiss

 

[captain carrott]

i thought everyone knew what the fish was by it's latin name Ron, surely you aren't suggesting that these things change on the whims of some scientist, especially the americans. afterall latin hasn't been spoken for 2000 years so how can it still be evolving.

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

Origionally, rainbow trout were called: Salmo iridia due to the colouration.

The modern name Oncorhynchus mykiss
is Greek, not Latin.

It means "hooknose", which is so typical of a male rainbow. Mykiss refers to an area of North America where the species is endemic.

No doubt the scientists will change "proper" names when they feel like it. Several African species of Barbus have changed the proper name quite recently.

In scientific circles by the way, the scientific name is called the "proper" name. All other names are called "common".

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

Personally I do feel that we as thinking anglers can increase our profiles by studying a little more about the species we angle for.

Scientific names based on Latin or Greek are vital to species indentification world wide. These two languages were chosen not because of the whim of obscure boffins, but because they are classical languages that are recognised by all in the educated world.

And anyway, there is an enormous amount of words in English that are derived from Latin and Greek.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

It's all Greek to me you Oncorhynchus old git.

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

And you are becoming more and more common by the day Baz!

 

[Fred Blake]

Ron

Ex mea sententia, abusus non tollit usum.

Argumentum ad ignorantiam, damnant quod non intellegunt.

Cura ut valeas.

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

Nul illegitibus non carborundum!

)

 

[Fred Blake]

Don't let the b*****d's grind you down? (plusque minusque)!

Rident stolidi verba Latina...

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)]

I'm not entirely fluent in Latin Fred.

Maar ek kan baie goed Afrikaans praat!

 

[Fred Blake]

Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses...

 

[Deanos]

No problem here lads?

"Maar ek kan baie goed Afrikaans praat!"
In case you are not fluent in Ron?s native tongue,
This roughly, and strangely I might add translates as..
?I call all the women ?toffee tits?.
Beats me!?ask Ron he said it!