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The nomenclatural enigma of single versus double -i endings for scientific patronyms emended to represent a man's name: A comment and some considerations

January 1, 1982

The current inconsistency over the use of single vs. double -i endings for singular masculine scientific patronyms in official lists of scientific names of fishes causes needless confusion and labor. Taxonomists once preferred rules for Latinization calling for double -i endings, but current rules suggest single -i endings. Recent rulings by the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature make it impossible to produce uniformity in this area. It is suggested that the Committee on Names of Fishes submit a petition to the Commission that modifies the present rules to allow the use of single -i endings in most cases and thus conform with current literature and the opinions of most ichthyologists.

Publication Year 1982
Title The nomenclatural enigma of single versus double -i endings for scientific patronyms emended to represent a man's name: A comment and some considerations
DOI 10.1577/1548-8446(1982)007<0009:TNEOSV>2.0.CO;2
Authors M.R. Jennings
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Fisheries
Index ID 1007546
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Western Ecological Research Center
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