were mandarins reclassified?

BigJay · 08-03-2008, 09:45 PM

I keep seeing people refer to mandarins as blenny's. I thought mandarins and dragonets were in a family of there own the Callionymidae and blennies were the family Blennidae. I saw one LFS had mandarin blenny on the name plate too. Any help?

panmanmatt · 08-03-2008, 09:49 PM

Mandarins are a dragonette not a goby or a blenny.

jski711 · 08-03-2008, 09:54 PM

thats correct! Dragonettes not blennies or gobies.

BigJay · 08-03-2008, 09:57 PM

thx for the confirmation. I can see how people would think they are of the same family. Its unfortunate to see the LFS do it and perputuate the error.

SubRosa · 08-04-2008, 10:53 PM

LFS?Most of the wholesalers I buy from list Mandarins as either Blennies or Gobies.Many people are just intellectually too lazy to care.It's kind of like spelling.Many people claim that spelling doesn't matter as long as someone can figure out what you mean.Of course those people can't spell..........

John

mps9506 · 08-04-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SubRosa

LFS?Most of the wholesalers I buy from list Mandarins as either Blennies or Gobies.Many people are just intellectually too lazy to care.It's kind of like spelling.Many people claim that spelling doesn't matter as long as someone can figure out what you mean.Of course those people can't spell..........

John

Couldn't agree more. Funny to see the discrepancy between wholesalers that do give a dang and the ones that are just there to make money. You see it on the retail end as well.
The ones that do care enough to learn and understand end up with the best/healthiest livestock. The rest suck to put it bluntly.

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BigJay Acropora Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 1,722 View Gallery Karma Komment	were mandarins reclassified? I keep seeing people refer to mandarins as blenny's. I thought mandarins and dragonets were in a family of there own the Callionymidae and blennies were the family Blennidae. I saw one LFS had mandarin blenny on the name plate too. Any help?

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panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,042 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: were mandarins reclassified? Mandarins are a dragonette not a goby or a blenny. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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jski711 Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 407 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: were mandarins reclassified? thats correct! Dragonettes not blennies or gobies.

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BigJay Acropora Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 1,722 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: were mandarins reclassified? thx for the confirmation. I can see how people would think they are of the same family. Its unfortunate to see the LFS do it and perputuate the error.

08-04-2008, 10:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
SubRosa Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 561 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: were mandarins reclassified? LFS?Most of the wholesalers I buy from list Mandarins as either Blennies or Gobies.Many people are just intellectually too lazy to care.It's kind of like spelling.Many people claim that spelling doesn't matter as long as someone can figure out what you mean.Of course those people can't spell.......... John __________________ Life is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

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