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Edited by blakemarkwell, 19 February 2012 - 01:22 AM.
Posted 20 February 2012 - 03:22 PM
Blake, one motivation was to reduce redundant names, Elassoma and Elassomatidae describe the same lineage of species. There is no information differences between the two names. Also, giving the current scheme of taxonomic ranks (genus, subfamily, family, suborder, order, etc) it is easiest to have the classification reflect the phylogeny by classifying Elassoma as Centrarchidae.
Edited by gerald, 20 February 2012 - 03:26 PM.
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