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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">AQUATICAL•LATIN is an ongoing project investigating the etymology of the scientific names applied to aquatic species, particularly animals such as fishes and invertebrates. This site is intended as a resource for aquarists, naturalists, anglers, academics, divers, and anyone else curious about the meaning behind the names. In addition to the website there is a book:</p>
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<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0">AQUATICAL•LATIN | An ongoing project investigating the etymology of the scientific names applied to aquatic species. <span class="text-secondary">(aquaticallatin.info)</span></p>
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</div></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Writing" rel="tag">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/etymology" rel="tag">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ResearchResources" rel="tag">#<span>ResearchResources</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/writersOfMastodon" rel="tag">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/02e21fd7-40ed-4c05-9c5b-117d4be74f34/just-came-across-my-feed-etymology-on-fish-names.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:59:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/02e21fd7-40ed-4c05-9c5b-117d4be74f34.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:01:30 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Just came across my feed: etymology on fish names. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:22:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lionesslady%40mindly.social">@<span>Lionesslady</span></a></span> It's also available on Bookshop.org for AMZN avoiders:<br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/aquatical-latin-latin-for-aquarists-an-etymology-of-tropical-marine-reef-species-volume-1-reef-fishes/3b819cc40a3d708d?ean=9781545319222&amp;next=t" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>bookshop.org/p/books/aquatical</span><span>-latin-latin-for-aquarists-an-etymology-of-tropical-marine-reef-species-volume-1-reef-fishes/3b819cc40a3d708d?ean=9781545319222&amp;next=t</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mtechman/statuses/116342166300549954</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mtechman/statuses/116342166300549954</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mtechman@mastodon.ie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:22:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>