Scientific Names versus Common Names

[Helloitsme]

For me the best and fastest way to learn the scientific names of fish and plants is to work as a runner at fish auctions. We can always use runners. It's also how I made many of my friends in the hobby.

[Ron]

Tony (grizzlysdad) is probably one of the most knowledgeable and helpful people on this board.  Trust me when I say he started that thread to help anyone on the board that might not know the difference between trade names and scientific names and how helpful it is to know that there are Latin names out there to identify fish as opposed to Electric Yellows or Electric Blues.  When he said "no offense" he meant it, he wasn't being patronizing.

x2, except that I'd remove "probably" and replace it with "is". 

Well since we're talking P. Spilonotus ... How about another common name it's called?  Magunga,  which could be confused with Magunga Red.  But, then you could confuse Magunga Red with a Mpanga Red,  which is a Labeotropheus Trewavasae variant, which you could buy a Fulbornei instead because they look similar,  then you could end up with OB females & buy OB Zebra males to breed with them & then you see some OB Peacocks..."Wtf,  those look like what my husband has at home" so you end up with OB peacocks breeding with OB zebras & Labeotropheus.  Or so you think they were OB peacocks,  but they'rerreally OB Ahli,  because the Walmart employees don't care.

Have a headache yet?  Understand?

Loved the example! 

[four_by_ken]

I have a horrible memory.  I like it when there isnt a common name... because then I HAVE to remember the scientific name.

[Regalblue]

Good to hear Ron.  I figured there'd be a few people who'd like that.   I wanted to keep going, but had to pick up the group order from the airport.

[scifisarah]

I try to ignore the common names if possible, probably due to my wildlife biology degree. I would also love if the US could switch to the metric system but that is never going to happen. 

[JeffroM]

Do be do be doooo... 

where you smoking one?