Talk:Silurus

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Author citation edit

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

FishBase, used as a reference in this article, does not use initials in author citations for any of the species in this genus (Scientific Names where Genus Equals Silurus); neither does Catalog of Fishes, which FishBase itself very often uses as a reference regarding taxonomy & nomenclature (Species in the genus Silurus).
The WP article on author citation states that:

"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) 14:04, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

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