Why do some scientific names have cf. in them? | 水產百科網
Lots of fishkeepers mistakenly think that cf. in a scientific name means "colour form" but it has a rather different meaning, as Matt Clarke explains.
The abbreviation cf. comes from the Latin word conferre, which means “compare to” or “confer.” It’s not short for colour form, as some mistakenly believe.
The use of cf. in a scientific name (for example Schistura cf. balteata - the loach pictured above) means that the person using the name is saying the fish should be compared to a given species, as it might not be exactly the same species.
It’s a way of applying a provisional name to a species and is most frequently used when new fish are discovered that look slightly different to the form normally encountered. It indicates that...
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【蜆之一種Gen. et sp.】蜆 (corbiculidae)
水產分類:總所水族館魚類中文名稱:蜆之一種學名:Gen.etsp.科別名稱:蜆(corbiculidae)命名學者:Unknown
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水產分類:總所水族館魚類中文名稱:蛤蜊之一種學名:Gen.etsp.科別名稱:圓簾蛤(Veneridae)命名學者:unknown