Talk:Pseudotocinclus

Latest comment: 10 years ago by XenoVon in topic Author citation

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FishBase, referenced in this article, does not use initials in author citations for any of the species in this genus (Scientific Names where Genus Equals Pseudotocinclus); neither does Catalog of Fishes, another major fish database which FishBase itself very often uses as a reference regarding taxonomy & nomenclature (Species in the genus Pseudotocinclus).
From the WP article on author citation:

"If the same surname is common to more than one author, initials are sometimes given" but "not all animal groups / databases use this convention" and "it should be noted that in the examples given in the Code and also the ICZN Official Lists and Indexes, initials are not used". XenoVon (talk) 14:16, 8 September 2014 (UTC)Reply