Jonathan Armbruster, professor and curator of fishes in Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM), has led an effort to give a long-overlooked species its scientific name.
Further info here and here. The Cherokee name is ⟨ᎤᎩᏓᏟ⟩ ugidatli; roughly “feather-wearing”, due to the feather-like fin. (“Feather” is ⟨ᎤᎩᏓᎵ⟩ ugidali)
Further info here and here. The Cherokee name is ⟨ᎤᎩᏓᏟ⟩ ugidatli; roughly “feather-wearing”, due to the feather-like fin. (“Feather” is ⟨ᎤᎩᏓᎵ⟩ ugidali)