The long and the short of it.
Posted: 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
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Posted: 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
Posted: 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.
I think Acanthobunocephalus (19 letters) is the longest generic name.
Posted: 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
Are there many others smaller in adult size as well?
Birger
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 00:30
Scoloplacids are the smallest cats.Birger wrote:Are there many others smaller in adult size as well?
Jools
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 00:31
What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee!
Jools
Jools
Posted: 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
Barbie
Posted: 02 Jul 2005, 15:29
Rita rita and Hara hara: fish so nice they named them twice. 
Posted: 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
Jools
Posted: 09 Jul 2005, 20:03
Count me in on the votes. What a wonderful idea!Barbie wrote:Is there somewhere we can compaign for that? I think we could probably obtain a few hundred votes ;)Barbie
troi
Posted: 09 Jul 2005, 20:42
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?Jools wrote:What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee!
Jools
Posted: 09 Jul 2005, 20:59
I submit Heokhee hee or, if one is amused by all this: Heokhee heehaw.Dinyar wrote:How about new genus + new species using the tautonym Hee hee? :chuckle:Jools wrote:What we need is a Rita or a Hara named after Heok Hee! :-)
Jools
troi
Posted: 09 Jul 2005, 22:05
That would win the contest for shortest catfish name I guess ;)Dinyar wrote:Jools wrote: How about new genus + new species using the tautonym Hee hee?
The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io
Posted: 10 Jul 2005, 09:43
Anyone know the etymology of that name?retro_gk wrote:The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io
Jools
Posted: 10 Jul 2005, 09:56
I think it's a straight transliteration of its Vietnamese name. It's English common name is the Great evening bat.Jools wrote:Anyone know the etymology of that name?retro_gk wrote:The shortest scientific name of all is a bat Ia io
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