Scientific Name Pronounciation

[Riss]

Ok...I've never really been sure how you say these exactly. How is the correct way to pronounce these scientific names??? I dont want to sound like an idiot when I walk into the lfs and I can't even pronounce them. Also..I know the common name for Labidochromis caeruleus...but what is Pseudotropheus saulosi commen name??

HOW ARE THEY PRONOUNCED???

Labidochromis caeruleus
Pseudotropheus saulosi

 

[SoulFish]

saulosi dont really have a common name other then saulos's mbuna, the thing you need to learn about african cichlid names is that lots of them are named after people, demasoni (leif demason), stuartgranti (stuart grant), so you pronounce the name like you would normally pronounce it, and i's at the ends of words in latin is usually pronounced 'eye'

if the fish is named after a female it ends with an 'ae' which is pronounced' ee'

if its not one of those then guess, chances are the fish store isnt pronouncing it right anyways

 

[Somonas]

lab-ee-doh-crow miss suh roo lee us
soo doh trow fee us sah low see

lets see if I can do some more

Mylochromis Lateristriga Makanjila
my low crow miss ladder ist rig ah mack anj eel ah
Labeotropheus Trewawase Chinuni
lab -ee oh trof ee us tre wawa say chin oon ee

well that was exciting.

 

[Riss]

Hehe...how about socolofi...

so-co-low-fee or fi

 

[Somonas]

fee or fi, I don't think it matters

If Socolof was a female discoverer, it would be Socolofae, pronounced faye