http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html Pix and Thoughts about Underwater Photography & Stuff Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-977 Calvin Tang Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:30:20 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-977 That thing is cute and ugly at the same time. Great photo! That thing is cute and ugly at the same time. Great photo!

]]> http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-978 Chieko Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:06:33 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-978 we Japanese call it ‘Panda goby’. It’s named ‘Panda Daruma Haze’ in Japan. Haze means goby, Daruma means a kind of doll, and Panda means giant Panda. we Japanese call it ‘Panda goby’. It’s named ‘Panda Daruma Haze’ in Japan. Haze means goby, Daruma means a kind of doll, and Panda means giant Panda.

]]> http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-980 ron silver Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20070423/panda-goby.html#comment-980 While I understand the 'allure' of common names, they can be created by anyone, anywhere, at anytime; they may well mean different things to different people; and cause untold confusion when trying to identify a specimen or trying to confirm that we are indeed talking about the same fish or crab or plant or frog, etc. The small amount of effort involved in learning the binomial nomenclature of a species is well worth it! While I understand the ‘allure’ of common names, they can be created by anyone, anywhere, at anytime; they may well mean different things to different people; and cause untold confusion when trying to identify a specimen or trying to confirm that we are indeed talking about the same fish or crab or plant or frog, etc. The small amount of effort involved in learning the binomial nomenclature of a species is well worth it!

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