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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Nah, if you are an actual researcher dealing with hundreds of species you hardly now the common names (if the taxa even have common names, which most don't!). Also, working in a diverse international environment like the research community means that knowing only common names won't get you anywhere. It is very much necessary for you to know scientific names to be able to communicate with others.

I know many the scientific names of taxa from completely different kingdoms than my own research because I've been talking with other researchers about their field of study.