Simonauv Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Has the scientific name for convict cichlids changed lately? Last I knew they were Archocentrus nigrofasciatus. Looking on another website they are listed as Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus? Which is right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 As far as I know Archocentrus nigrofasciatus is the valid scientific name for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 agreeing with Ged! As far as I am aware Archocentrus nigrofasciatus is the recognised scientific name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saudukar Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus? ← Probably another fish. The words nigro(black) and fasciatus(beautiful,vibrant) are popular for a LOT of fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Have a look here Scientific Name and Nomenclature FishBase also has them as Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCormick Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hi Ged, I believe they are using Cryptoheros in Europe and Archocentrus in the US, obviously another name fight brewing Cheers, John. PS Saudukar, they are definately the same fish, (convicts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Apparently a pseudo-scientific type published the new name in a book saying that they thought that it was the more correct, and some people have chosen to follow this rather than wait for proper scientific publishing. (Similar story to Pseudotropheus Vs Metriaclima Vs Maylandia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlabxr Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Hi Simon, Fishbase only has 2 species for this genus, altoflavus and spilurus. Both still have the valid name of Archocentrus altoflavus and Archocentrus spilurus Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Duck is spot on. The correct genus name is Archocentrus. I believe the proposal to change to Cryptoheros was published in a non-peer reviewed journal. There are a few reasons one might do this - none seem convincing. Some cynical reasons may be: 1. Isnt based on testable evidence/Is wrong/Is someone's opinion etc 2. It was rejected from a peer-reviewed journal (or more than one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Reis et al., (2003) have it as Archocentrus. Reis, R. E., Kullander, S. O. and and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. 2003. Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Check list Freshw. Fishes South & Cent. Amer. i-xi + 1-729 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Dr. Sven Kullander addresses the issue here: http://listserv.nic.museum/cgi-bin/wa?A2=i...id-l&P=R658&D=0 For those who want more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacco Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 The words nigro(black) and fasciatus(beautiful,vibrant) are popular for a LOT of fish. I always thought fasciatus meant banded or striped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Correct Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 fasciatus means striped, not beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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