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Tasmanian numbfish

 * ... that mature Tasmanian numbfish (pictured) of both sexes appear to live apart from juveniles?

Created by Yzx (talk). Nominated by Tentinator (talk) at 09:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC).


 * "appears to live..." Do they, or don't they?  WP:MOS Words to watch - Expressions of doubt.  And looking at the article where it says "Mature rays of both sexes appear to live apart from juveniles"  the source actually says "Around southern Tasmania, populations of breeding females together with a number of mature males have been collected but no immature males". It just says that immature males haven't been collected, not that they are living apart, and does not mention immature females in that.  — Maile  (talk) 00:03, 26 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg ALT1 ... that the Tasmanian numbfish (pictured) belongs to a different lineage than the giant electric ray?     Tentinator    16:23, 26 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svgle newness and length are good, GA status has been attained. Article is well referenced, however the hook statement is not supported by the reference following the sentence, and the cited study does not appear to be used in the article at all.  Also given the number of vernacular names for the species, shouldn't the article be placed at the binomial per WP:TOL guidelines.-- Kev  min  § 04:55, 31 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg ALT2 ... that Tasmanian numbfish (pictured) can defend itself with an electric shock?
 * What about WP:COMMONNAME?   Tentinator    12:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * For a better overview for choosing the page name Naming conventions (fauna) is the best starting point. "When there is no common name or no consensus can be reached on the most common name, or if it isn't clear what taxon the common name refers to (as in the sardine example above), use the scientific name".  The Narcine tasmaniensis article notes at least 5 other vernacular names for the species.-- Kev  min  § 17:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)