L-number
Sign in to saveframe|right|Baryancistrus L-18 is also described as L-85. The L-number system is a semi-scientific classification system of catfish based on photographs of shipments of tropical catfish of the family Loricariidae published by the German aquarium magazine DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (The Aquarium and Terrarium Magazine)). The first L-number was published in 1988.
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- Instance of
- classification scheme
- Named after
- Loricariidae
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- inception
- 1988-00-00
- items classified
- Loricariidae
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frame|right|Baryancistrus L-18 is also described as L-85. The L-number system is a semi-scientific classification system of catfish based on photographs of shipments of tropical catfish of the family Loricariidae published by the German aquarium magazine DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (The Aquarium and Terrarium Magazine)). The first L-number was published in 1988.
An L-number is not a formal scientific designation, but it allows people to identify various loricariid catfish by a "common name" before the fish is officially described. When a loricariid receives an official scientific name, the L-number (or numbers) is retired; best practice is then to use the scientific name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “L-number” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.