New names for no namers(these are for the no named cories)

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 20 Oct 2003, 02:04

I worked very hard on this so don't be mad!!
old name new name
C003 Spotty Cory
C007 Little-Spotted Cory
C01 Yellow-Eared Cory
C024 Lesser-Spotted Cory
C04 Two-Stripped Cory
C05 Green Bronze Cory
C09 Greater-Spotted Cory
C091 Red-and Spotted Cory
C092 Spot-Tailed Cory
C093 Bloched Cory
C097 Polka Dot Cory
C11 Cute Cory
C12 Spotted Bronze Cory
C17 Pink-and-Green Bronze Cory
C18 Golden-Eyed Cory
C22 Little Cory
C23 Many-Spotted Cory
C25 Marbled Cory
C26 Kane's Cory
C31 Bond's Cory
C32 Blackfin Spotted Cory
C42 Yellow-and-Spotted Cory
C60 Yellow Bronze Cory
C64 Three-Banded Cory
C69 Spot-Rowed Cory
C82 Gold-and-Spotted Cory

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 20 Oct 2003, 12:09

I like the effort, but I'm a suckler for Latin, so I'll just wait 'till they have a nice internationally usable scientific name.

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 20 Oct 2003, 13:39

michelle56 wrote:I worked very hard on this so don't be mad!!
old name new name
C003 Spotty Cory
C01 Yellow-Eared Cory
C024 Lesser-Spotted Cory
C093 Bloched Cory
C11 Cute Cory
C22 Little Cory

Michelle, you've inadvertently uncovered one of the main reasons why common names can be such a problem. This is why scientific names are so useful, as we all know we are talking about the same fish when we use them (well, hopefully anyway

).
Common names differ from country to country, and with the aquarium hobby being so international we need a common reference, so that someone in the UK can talk to someone in the US, someone in Germany, someone in Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Peru or wherever and still know we are talking about only one fish. This is provided by scientific names, or in the absence of a usable name (the aquarium trade often moves faster than science is able to, due to the stricter protocols that science has to use) we use a naming system like the 'C' numbers, or the 'L' numbers.
To look at some of your suggested names, the only one that really only applies to one species that I'm aware of is the Yellow-eared Cory (and a really appropriate name it is!).
Cute Cory applies all of them!
Little Cory could be C. pygmaeus, C. habrosus, C. cochui, C. hastatus/i], C. gracilis to name just five possibilities of fish that we know about.
Spotty Cory and Blotched Cory...erm where shall I start!
So don't be put off thinking about why fish are given names, I know the scientific names can be difficult to deal with but they are there for a reason.

michelle56 · Post by **michelle56** » 20 Oct 2003, 21:03

All those numbers, and bleh, don't make since, because what if you were called C091, bleh, it would be saying that you were called it!!!

That would be sad.

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 20 Oct 2003, 22:17

not that i tried very hard...but does this make any sense?

All those numbers, and bleh, don't make since, because what if you were called C091, bleh, it would be saying that you were called it!!! That would be sad.

Maybe its my english which at times isnt good...depending on the beer lvl.

I think Pete said everything that had to be said about this topic...

Post by **Coryman** » 20 Oct 2003, 23:07

michelle56 wrote:All those numbers, and bleh, don't make since, because what if you were called C091, bleh, it would be saying that you were called it!!! That would be sad.

I think I prefer one single species to be called C091 rather than trying to determine which of the 60 or so large spotted Cory's I had and to try and explain to someone which one it was. Then there are the dozen or more gold/yellow eared, and equally as many banded species.

Some people complain about trying to get their tongues around scientific names, well when I was in New York it seamed that every other person that I was introduced to had a name I found difficult to get my tongue around. If I put simple names to these people you'd have a list that looked something like this: - Tall blond guy; Black haired fat guy; Bald headed thin guy and so no. I know who they are, would you know

My vote = NO.

Less confusion plesae not more.

Ian

Post by **Rusty** » 20 Oct 2003, 23:58

Coryman wrote:Black haired fat guy

I think I have a feeling as to who that was

Numbering systems are just stopgap measures... just look at the L nos. and the confusion that has caused over the years. A finite number of taxonomists + a near constant stream of new species = confusion. Common names shouldn't be used to add to the confusion.

Rusty

PhilipAsh · Post by **PhilipAsh** » 25 Oct 2003, 17:18

Don't get mad Michelle.

Latin also has another very useful feature.
Nobody actually uses it anymore. That is, no nation has it as their mother tounge.
This makes all kind of political and translation issues just disappear !
If we used different languages for different offical names, just how hard woudl that be ?
Not all fish are discovered by people who use English as their native tounge.

I think you can see the sense, and I am sure we have alll been frustrated by a name in the past. The C numbering scheme will always be around now, but more descriptive (Latin names usually actually DO describe the features) Latin names will follow with time.

Phil.

New names for no namers(these are for the no named cories)

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