Bringing the rest up to speed

[Silurus]

Now that the data entry is proceeding at a good clip (at least for me), are there any plans to bring prior entries up to standards with regards to type localities and etymologies?
I'm volunteering to do this.

[Jools]

A grand idea, but how we do this is the key. I can provide a web page list of all species without these data items, or a list with name, type locality and etymology info.

I think also the first stage should be getting all the generic information in first? Once that's in, we can all forget about it and get on with the species at whatever level.

Jools

[Jools]

I'm volunteering to do this.

Is this offer still on the table or have I missed the boat? If so then I think we should first attempt to get all Genera first. Family by family.

Jools

[Silurus]

I'm still game. Best thing to do would be to email me a list, and I will get working on it when I can afford the time.

[Jools]

OK, does this file give you what you need?

Jools

[Silurus]

Good. Thanks. Can I email you data when I get them done? I'll probably do several genera at a time to avoid sending you tons of email.

[Jools]

What ever is easiest. Would suggest a family by family approach, but up to you. Not all families same size. Perhaps the Pimelodidae might the most fun! Would be easiest also if you mail them to submissions@planetcatfish.com.

Jools

[Silurus]

Jools,

I am losing track of the etymologies I submitted. I have Claroteidae and Doradidae here in the wings, but what else is still missing?
I know the Loricariidae and the Pimelodidae are still out. Anything else?

[Jools]

Here is an updated list as at 23rd August 2003.

doradidae doradidae
rhinodoras
erethistidae conta
erethistes
erethistidae
hara
laguvia
loricariidae acanthicus
acestridium
ancistomus
ancistrinae
ancistrus
aphanotorulus
baryancistrus
chaetostoma
cochliodon
cordylancistrus
ctenoloricaria
dekeyseria
dolichancistrus
farlowella
glyptoperichthys
guianancistrus
hemiancistrus
hemiloricaria
hemiodontichthys
hemipsilichthys
hypancistrus
hypoptopoma
hypoptopomatinae
hypostominae
hypostomus
isorineloricaria
lamontichthys
lampiella
lasiancistrus
leporacanthicus
liposarcus
lithoxus
loricaria
loricariichthys
loricariinae
megalancistrus
oligancistrus
otocinclus
panaqolus
panaque
paraloricaria
parancistrus
parotocinclus
peckoltia
planiloricaria
pogonopoma
proloricaria
pseudacanthicus
pseudancistrus
pseudohemiodon
pseudolithoxus
pseudorinelepis
pseudotothyris
pterosturisoma
pterygoplichthys
rhinelepis
rineloricaria
schizolecis
scobinancistrus
spatuloricaria
spectracanthus
sturisoma
sturisomatichthys
zonancistrus
pimelodidae aguarunichthys
batrochoglanis
brachyplatystoma
brachyrhamdia
calophysus
duopalatinus
goeldiella
hemisorubim
heptapterus
hypophthalmus
iheringichthys
imparfinis
leiarius
lophiosilurus
luciopimelodus
megalonema
merodontotus
microglanis
perrunichthys
phractocephalus
phraetobius
pimelodella
pimelodus
pinirampus
platynematichthys
platystomatichthys
pseudopimelodus
pseudoplatystoma
rhamdia
sorubim
sorubimichthys
zungaro
plotosidae neosiluroides
porochilus
schilbeidae eutropiellus
parailia
pareutropius
proeutropiichthys
pseudeutropius
schilbe

[Jools]

I am about to split Pimelodidae into the 3 families, so this list will be out of date in about 2 hours!