Honorific scientific names have recently received intense scrutiny because societal values have changed. Across disciplines groundswells of support for renaming species have occurred; specifically those named after dishonorable people or with culturally inappropriate common names. Fishes have not been immune to this attention, but changes have come slowly. Now is the time for AFS to confront this controversial topic. The renaming processes can be aided by examining what other organizations have done. First, AFS should develop procedures for renaming species epithets and common names for species named after people who advocated racist and/or sexist views, used derogatory names in their writings, or did reprehensible things. Second, this process should include input from fisheries professionals who have to work with these names within the context of fisheries management, the AFS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and Indigenous peoples. Third, ichthyologists should change how their newly described species are named. As descriptions are written, an opportunity presents itself to name species with names of Indigenous peoples or after people that more closely represent the value sets of our society and profession. North Carolina, with its specious freshwater fish fauna, can serve as an illustrative case study of controversial fish names that warrant this discussion.

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鱼类名称中包含什么以及何时更改？

由于社会价值观发生了变化，敬意的学名最近受到了严格的审查。跨学科支持重命名物种的浪潮已经出现；特别是那些以不光彩的人或在文化上不恰当的俗名命名的人。鱼类也不能幸免于这种关注，但变化来得很慢。现在是 AFS 面对这个有争议的话题的时候了。通过检查其他组织所做的工作，可以帮助重命名过程。首先，AFS 应该制定程序，以重命名以鼓吹种族主义和/或性别歧视观点、在其著作中使用贬义名称或做过应受谴责的事情的人命名的物种名称和通用名称。第二，这一过程应包括渔业专业人士的意见，他们必须在渔业管理、AFS 多样性、公平和包容委员会以及土著人民的背景下使用这些名称。第三，鱼类学家应该改变他们新描述的物种的命名方式。正如描述所写的那样，有机会用土著民族的名字或更接近代表我们社会和职业价值集的人的名字来命名物种。北卡罗来纳州拥有似是而非的淡水鱼类动物群，可以作为有争议的鱼类名称的说明性​​案例研究，值得讨论。有机会用土著民族的名字或更接近代表我们社会和职业价值观的人的名字来命名物种。北卡罗来纳州拥有似是而非的淡水鱼类动物群，可以作为有争议的鱼类名称的说明性​​案例研究，值得讨论。有机会用土著民族的名字或更接近代表我们社会和职业价值观的人的名字来命名物种。北卡罗来纳州拥有似是而非的淡水鱼类动物群，可以作为有争议的鱼类名称的说明性​​案例研究，值得讨论。