Re: [Killietalk] axelrod update---a minor correction

[Sevenspringss at wmconnect_com]

Hello Bruce,  I find your minor error disclosure in the matter of the HRA 
article as appears in the "Newark Star Ledger" newspaper completely in accordance 
with the circumstances of what had transpired at the time of the Cardinal 
Tetra being named.  HRA did not name this fish after himself, as you correctly 
point out, neither am I familiar with any known case of someone ever naming a 
species for him/herself.  A glossary contingent with the Rules of the 
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature expresses a patronym as "A taxon named 
after and honoring a person, generally a noted scientist or collector but not the 
author (describer) of the taxon."  This infers that such a self description 
is not within the confines of the Code.

Moreover, although it is generally construed that a patronym is used to honor 
a person deserving of being bestowed such a distinction, this too is not 
necessarily so, as you've stated.  However, whether or not HRA was either worthy 
of this distiction, or whether he did or did not name this fish after himself 
is almost a moot point when considering one important fact that was left out of 
this publication's article, and one point you may have missed.  Dr Leonard 
Schultz was in the employ of HRA as his Advisory Editor of TFH magazines.  It is 
my understanding that HRA fully urged ("convinced") Dr Schultz, in his 
position,  to specifically name the fish after him (HRA).  With best regards,   Ray 
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