What name should we use to Identify our fish.

Should we refer to our fish by their Latin name or their Common name

  • Latin Name

    Votes: 1 7.7%
  • Common Name

    Votes: 5 38.5%
  • Common Name with Latin name as well

    Votes: 7 53.8%

  • Total voters
    13
I’ve Heterandria Formosa at the moment. The owners of the site probably haven’t the bandwidth to list all their common names.
 
Personally, I think people should use either, depending on what they’re most comfortable with. As long as everyone is clear which species/group is being referred to, I don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s true that common names can be misleading as they’re sometimes applied differently in different regions; however, Latin names are also misapplied fairly frequently. In addition, keeping up with changes in Latin names every time a fish is reclassified can be tricky.
 
Common name, unless there is a confusion. (For example, i think that when talking about corydoras or rummy nose tetras, the scientific name should be used)
 

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