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Re: Scientific Names of Killies TA ?
Tim
Your explanation appears plausible but I for one am still unhappy about you
using the TA suffix as there remains a risk of confusion in years to come.
Why not AT if you wish to use Alan and your initials in the identification
code ?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Addis" <timaddis at killifish_force9.co.uk>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: Scientific Names of Killies TA ?
>
> > Does the TA mean Tim Addis or Tanzania? I hope it is not the owners
> > initials as that would certainly "muddy" the waters!
>
> Harry...... TA means Tim & Alan. Alan works at a wholesale importers & Tim
> (me) works at conserving & distributing eggs/fish from these imports. We
> give most away but anything we make extra goes to charities.
> This is getting very confusing & out of context.......Tanzania is in east
> Africa guys. We have (&only will) find fish in imports from WEST Africa,
> thus TA cannot be confused when put after an Aphyosemion or Epiplatys
which
> is not endemic to east Africa.
> If we put up something like Nothobranchius TA(whatever) then I fully
justify
> your argument.
> Rest assured this will not happen as Notho's (in my experience) don't come
> into the UK in commercial shipments.(As far as I know!!!)
> Good argument Harry.... keep it up.
>
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