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The fish called rohu in Hindi is called rui in Bengali.
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The fish called rohu in Hindi is called rui in Bengali. Its scientific name is Labeo rohita. Why do scientists use the scientific name? Which part of the name is the genus?
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
The levels, from the largest: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. A scientific name has two parts: the genus, with a capital letter, and the species, with a small letter, in italics.
The worked solution
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Step 1. Why. Common names change from one language and place to another. The scientific name is the same all over the world, so there is no confusion.
Step 2. The genus. Labeo, the first part, with a capital letter. The species is rohita.
Answer: one name for the whole world; the genus is Labeo.
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