Talk:Goliath grouper

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... Well jeez, I'd be rather proud to have a big aggressive fish named after my race... Like we're good at.. swimming and eating things.. or something.

Who was the person who change the name from Jew fish to Goliath grouper and how did they go about it?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.148.178.126 (talk) 01:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

-Is it offensive or something to explain why it was called the "Jewfish"? I mean, even if it is based on stereotypes, seems worth explaining-SF

No, it's not, but I've never seen any well sourced reason for it being called a Jewfish. I've seen a lot of ideas thrown around, everything from kosher requirements to the shape of the fish's head, but they're all just conjecture and would need good sourcing to produce something that wasn't original research. Charles (Kznf) (talk) 16:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

There is another article with more explanation on the term, along with some of the same information. See Jewfish and the links/references. 66.166.26.49 (talk) 21:43, 16 April 2008 (UTC)