Talk:Capybara
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The correct genus name is Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 (Opinion 1894, International Comission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1998) and the correct family name is Hydrochoeridae. This is not copyrighted information. Alvaro Mones
The "fish" story is interesting but deserves a date and a reliable reference.
I changed "the Pope" to "Rome" or "the Church" because it is questionable whether the Pope himself would be involved. (This detail smells of a popular legend rather than a historical fact.)
Also beware of non-neutral point of view -- the Church's "error" is "obvious" only if you assume that the scientific definition of the word "fish" is the only valid one, but (e.g.) for a fisherman it makes perfect sense to define "fish" as anything that swims in the sea, dolphins included. Jorge Stolfi 04:10, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)