Re: How 'bout that!

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Jacques,

True, but many organisms have similar mixed names.

Mike Wise

Jacques BESSON wrote:

> But Papillochromis isn't a curious mix of papillo from latin (butterly  ) and
> chromis from greek ( colour ) ?
> J.Besson
>
> Fredrik Ljungberg a écrit:
>
> > Mike & Diane Wise wrote:
> > >
> > > Hot Damn! But I still prefer Papiliochromis.
> > >
> > > Mike Wise
> > >
> >
> > I agree 100%. Papiliochromis is beautiful,
> > Mikrogeophagus/Microgeophagus isn't.
> >
> > For those who don't know, Papilion is latin
> > for butterfly and chromis is often used
> > for cichlids. I think it comes from chromidae
> > which should mean something like colours/coloured.
> > = Butterfly cichlid (instead of
> > Mikrogeophagus = small geophagus)
> >
> > Fredrik L.
> >
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