Talk:Channichthyidae

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Actually "icefish" is also used of two species in Salangidae, which is one of the reasons this article was at "crocodile icefish". It would be a better organization to have this name be a disambigger to the two different families, and would avoid the scorn of professional ichthyologists who might happen to visit. :-) Stan 17:37, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Ok, but a disamb should point to at least two article, i.e. we also need an article on these Salangidae species. What are these? Also fish in the Antarctic Sea? Anyway, I deleted the crocodile from the icefish, as I made some Google searches and found that nobody except fishbase calls the crocodile icefish. But, please, go ahead, write a stub on Salangidae, and make a disambiguation page. Then everything should be correct. Simon A. 17:21, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Just did a cheap-style disambig myself. You want to write about noddlefishes, which is the other name for these other icefishes? They seem to be found in rivers flowing from mainland Asia into the Pacific. Simon A. 17:51, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I have to agree with Stan (I'm not a professional, but I care about accuracy just the same). Crocodile icefish is the accepted common name for this family, and therefore the article should be moved back there. The Southeast Asian Salangidae are known as both icefish and noodlefish, named after their transparency and poor ossification. As for a disambig page requiring more than two articles, that's not true; look what I did at hatchetfish. One article written is enough; someone looking for the other family can see that it needs to be written, and may do so. (I'll write it up myself eventually, if nobody beats me to it.)

Also, please note that the image you've uploaded (Image:Icefish-large.jpg) can't really be used on Wikipedia. The GFDL allows for commercial reproduction, and images under Crown copyright don't allow this: "Material on this website must not be used in a commercial context unless the written permission of the Ministry of Fisheries has been obtained." See Wikipedia:Village pump#Noncommercial-use only images are not acceptable for a discussion on this. -- Hadal 18:08, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Hadal & Stan: Thanks for your comments. As I'm travelling the next two weeks, I might not be able to finish this stuff, so I suggest, you take over and do the changes as you see fit. Thanks. Simon A. 12:16, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] size?

There is no indication of scale in the image or the article. I can't tell if this fish is a centimeter long or a 10 meters long. Vicarious 06:03, 14 January 2006 (UTC)