SGER- Annotated Checklists for Fishes and Preparation of the Official List of Names in Ichthyology

鱼类学(鱼类)领域通过以前的NSF资助积累了一个鱼类名称和相关信息的数据库，如《鱼类目录》(1998年出版，在线网址：http：www.calAcademy emy.org/Research)；它是所有动物群体中最全面的信息数据库。该数据库汇总了约50,000种已描述鱼类的已知信息(超过所有其他脊椎动物的总和)，其中约30,000种是有效物种。然而，仍然有许多已描述的物种我们不知道其地位(有效的物种或同义词或重复名称)，新的鱼类物种继续以每年约300种的速度被描述。鱼类学正在发生变化，20世纪50年代至80年代的许多科学家都即将结束活跃的职业生涯。他们在文件中有很多信息和积累的未公布的数据，可以在带注释的清单中公布--这是他们花了职业生涯研究的鱼类群体的知识摘要。此外，动物群体的命名是由全世界所有科学家都使用的“代码”指导的，2000年生效的新版代码允许为某一学科创建一个可用名称列表，并清除其他名称，使其不再被进一步考虑。目前的项目有两个目标：它将允许鱼类目录的工作人员直接与专家合作，以便他们能够为他们是世界专家的群体编写带注释的清单，这些清单将由加州科学院出版并放在WWW上。随后，将汇编鱼类可用名称清单并将其放在万维网上，并将采取步骤使这一清单获得国际动物命名委员会的批准。鱼类目录的工作人员将为专家准备手稿--专家的主要角色将是编辑和添加信息。有关动植物的信息主要是围绕分类学家提供的科学名称进行组织的。在过去的半个世纪里，传统的分类学家、专著作者和修订者是一个年迈的群体，其中许多人都超过了60岁。他们中的许多人在他们的脑袋里藏着大量关于物种状况、模式标本(第一作者用来描述物种的原始标本)和相关信息的个人档案。因此，这个项目是机会主义的。对专家的初步调查显示，参与的意愿强烈而热情。本项目将是根据《守则》的规定编制一份“可用名字清单”的第一个测试演员。这样的名单将增加名字的稳定性。清单将巩固我们的知识水平，同时揭示需要进一步调查的分类和地理领域。这些关于鱼类的信息对于生物多样性研究、分子研究、保护需求、商业以及储存关于鱼类的累积知识的框架都很重要。

The field of Ichthyology (fishes) through previous NSF funding has accumulated a database of fish names and related information as the Catalog of Fishes (published in 1998 and on-line at http:www.calacademy.org/research); it is the most comprehensive informational database for any animal group. This database summarizes the information known for about 50,000 described species of fishes (more than all other vertebrates combined), of which about 30,000 are valid species. However, there are still many described species for which we do not know the status (valid species or a synonym or duplicate name), and new species of fishes continue to be described at a rate of about 300 per year. Ichthyology is changing, and many of the scientists of the 1950s-1980s are nearing the end of active careers. They have much information in files and accumulated unpublished data that can be published in annotated checklists - a summary of the knowledge for the groups of fishes that they have spent their career studying. Also, the naming of animal groups is directed by a "Code" to which all scientists worldwide use, and a new edition of the code taking effect in 2000 allows for the creation of a list of available names for a discipline and the purging of other names from further consideration. The present project has two goals: it will allow the Catalog of Fishes staff to work directly with specialists so that they can author annotated checklists for the groups for which they are the world specialist, and these will be published by the California Academy of Sciences and place on the www. Following this, the List of Available Names in Fishes will be assembled and placed on the www, and steps will be taken to have this list approved by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The Catalog of Fishes staff will prepare the manuscripts for the specialists - the specialist's role will primarily be to edit and add information. The primary way information about animals and plants is organized is around scientific names provided by taxonomists. Traditional taxonomists, the monographers and revisers responsible for the major taxonomic advances over the past half-century are an aged group, many over 60 years of age. Many of them harbor a wealth of information in their heads and personal files on status of species, on type specimens (the original specimens used by the first author to describe the species), and related information. This project is therefore opportunistic. A preliminary survey of specialists revealed a strong and enthusiastic willingness to participate. The present project will be the first test cast of preparing a "List of Available Names" under provisions of the Code. Such lists will add stability to names. The checklists will consolidate our level of knowledge and at the same time reveal taxonomic and geographic areas in need of further investigation. This information on fishes is important for biodiversity studies, for molecular studies, for conservation needs, for commerce, and for a framework to house the accumulated knowledge about fishes.