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[Richard Pyle]

To us zoologists, new names = new taxa (ahem....)

But yes, that would be new discoveries (or new splits of known
populations) -- not including new combinations of previously known species.

I think the numbers were closer to 200/year for fish a decade ago, but like
I said, I can look up the exact numbers.

Aloha,
Rich

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> is this new taxa at the rank of species or new names (including
> revisions)?
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> Searching http://fishbase.org/SearchNewSpecies.cfm
>
> /225/ *valid species originally described in year* /2004
> //230/ *valid species originally described in year* /2003
> //275/ *valid species originally described in year* /2002
> ...
> /
> So for those three years it was about 20.3 species per month.
>
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> Anders Silfvergrip
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> Gordon Ramel wrote:
> > Very interesting,
> >                   Is it true that scientists are averaging about 3 new
> > species per month (fish) over the last decade or so.
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> >
> >        Gordon Ramel
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> >> What an amazing discovery, the habitat, the fish...
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> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4645708.stm
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