Most of these names are unfamiliar to the majority of workers on cyprinodontiform fishes since nearly all have been just recently described in journals that are not widely distributed publicly. Parenti 1981 P389-390

"Their proposal to “restrict the freedom of taxonomic action” through governing subcommittees that would “review taxonomic papers for compliance” and their assertion that “the scientific community’s failure to govern taxonomy threatens the effectiveness of global efforts to halt biodiversity loss, damages the credibility of science, and is expensive to society” are flawed in many respects. They also assert that the lack of governance of taxonomy damages conservation efforts, harms the credibility of science, and is costly to society." Thompson et al 2018








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