The long and the short of it.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 01 Jul 2005, 23:04

Am I right in thinking that is the shortest catfish name and does any smartie pants know the longest?

Jools

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 01 Jul 2005, 23:27

When living in Hawaii I learned to pronounce the name of the State fish... Humuhumunukunukua'pua'a. What, only scientific names

Post by **Silurus** » 01 Jul 2005, 23:32

My bet is Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis for a total of 33 (18+15) letters.

I think Acanthobunocephalus (19 letters) is the longest generic name.

Post by **Birger** » 02 Jul 2005, 00:00

As far as the shortest name goes I would give it to Hara hara using size as the tie breaker.

Are there many others smaller in adult size as well?

Birger

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 02 Jul 2005, 00:30

Birger wrote:Are there many others smaller in adult size as well?

Scoloplacids are the smallest cats.

Jools

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 02 Jul 2005, 00:31

What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee!

Jools

Post by **Barbie** » 02 Jul 2005, 00:52

Is there somewhere we can compaign for that? I think we could probably obtain a few hundred votes ;). Hopefully this isn't just a way of volunteering HH for more work!

Barbie

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 02 Jul 2005, 15:29

Rita rita and Hara hara: fish so nice they named them twice.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 02 Jul 2005, 17:59

The same can't be said for Chaca chaca. As an aside I vaugely remmber that the smallest shark species has the longest name. Or it's name in 12 point Times is the same size as the fish or something like that. Too busy to check...

Jools

troi · Post by **troi** » 09 Jul 2005, 20:03

Barbie wrote:Is there somewhere we can compaign for that? I think we could probably obtain a few hundred votes ;)Barbie

Count me in on the votes. What a wonderful idea!

troi

Post by **Dinyar** » 09 Jul 2005, 20:42

Jools wrote:What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee!

Jools

I submit that Heok Hee deserves more than a mere species named after him. How about new genus + new species using the tautonym Hee hee?

troi · Post by **troi** » 09 Jul 2005, 20:59

Dinyar wrote:
Jools wrote:What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee! :-)
Jools
How about new genus + new species using the tautonym Hee hee? :chuckle:

I submit Heokhee hee or, if one is amused by all this: Heokhee heehaw.

troi

retro_gk · Post by **retro_gk** » 09 Jul 2005, 22:05

Dinyar wrote:
Jools wrote: How about new genus + new species using the tautonym Hee hee?

That would win the contest for shortest catfish name I guess ;)

The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 10 Jul 2005, 09:43

retro_gk wrote:The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io

Anyone know the etymology of that name?

Jools

mummymonkey · Post by **mummymonkey** » 10 Jul 2005, 09:56

Jools wrote:
retro_gk wrote:The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io
Anyone know the etymology of that name?

Jools

I think it's a straight transliteration of its Vietnamese name. It's English common name is the Great evening bat.