Talk:Saratoga (fish)

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[edit] Common Name

This endemic Australian species is usually known as Saratoga in Australia. If I do not get any objections, I will move the page to that name in accordance wiht usual Wiki practice for fish. Nick Thorne 13:44, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest spotted saratoga should be the new article title, since that common name distinguishes it from the gulf saratoga (S. jardinii). --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · contribs · e@} 14:37, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Why? No one in this country used that name. This species is called just plain saratoga. Nick Thorne 14:54, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, if that is the common usage in Australia then I agree it should be the name used for the Wikipedia article. A quick Google search showed simply "saratoga" was the preferred common name (outside the aquarium community), so saratoga it is. Of course, FishBase calls it the "spotted bonytongue," but I don't like their habit of calling all Scleropages bonytongues -- it seems nobody actually uses those as common names; it's always arowana, dragon fish, saratoga, or barramundi, depending on species. --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · contribs · e@} 20:51, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I've moved the page, as you can see. I have noted that Fishbase often uses common names for Australian fish that are either out of date or not very "common". Kind of defeats the purpose of having common names, eh? Personally I would prefer Wikipedia used scientific names for fiah, but the accepted standard/policy is to use common names.Nick Thorne 02:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)