Ali Daei is one of the greatest sports legends in Iran, who is the second record holder of national football goals in the world. It was not long ago that Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list, breaking Ali Daei’s record. But what is the story of Ali Daei fish?
An interview conducted by a faculty member of the Department of Fisheries at the Faculty of Natural Resources of the University of Guilan about the discovery of a new species of fish in the Caspian Sea was enough for football fans in cyberspace to sharply attack this official and his research team.
He had said in his interview that this fish was named “Ali Daei” because of Ali Daei’s high position in the country and the honors of this football legend. A sentence that has caused interesting and, of course, sharp reactions in cyberspace.
The story of Ali Daei fish
The ISNA news agency’s report on the discovery of a new species of fish marked the beginning of a major controversy. The results of eight years of continuous research by an international research team consisting of Iranian and German researchers on Cisuridae fish in the catchment area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq in the form of an article discovering unknown species of This family of fish was released.
In this regard, Seyed Hamed Mousavi Sabet, a member of the faculty of the Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan and the head of this joint research, conducted an interview that seemed strange. Regarding the discovery of this fish, he said: “Considering the distribution of these fish in the rivers of the western and southwestern provinces of the country, the scientific name of a species of this fish that lives in the Seymareh River is famous for its humanitarian and patriotic activities.” After the Kermanshah earthquake, our country was named Glyptothorax alidaei in his honor.
Most audiences on social media believe that the action of this research group to name a fish named Ali Daei is never an honor for the position of the football prince of Iran and can even be considered an insult to his honors.
Why Ali Daei?
When asked why the name Ali Daei was chosen for this fish, the official replied: Naming new species in order to respect celebrities and elders is a common practice in the biological sciences, so that in Iran some native fish , Have been registered by the explorers in the name of Ferdowsi, Hafez, Saadi, Sheikh Baha’i, Ra’is Ali Delvari, Amirkabir, the guardian of the martyr Saeed Parham and.. Of course, this is not the first time that the scientific name of an animal has been named in honor of an athlete.
In 2019, Professor Sharaf, an Egyptian ant specialist at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, discovered an ant from the Yemeni-Oman border region and named it Meranoplus mosalahi in honor of Egyptian football player Mohamed Salah for his hard work and appearance. We proudly immortalized this treasure from the heart of the Seymareh River and on behalf of all the people of Iran, especially the zealous compatriots of Kermanshah, thanks to Ali Daei’s efforts in rebuilding the earthquake-stricken areas of Kermanshah.
Controversy on social media
After conducting this interview and naming this new species of fish called the football legend of Iran and the world, we witnessed several reactions in cyberspace. Although there were some jokes with Ali Daei in this regard and we witnessed some issues about jokes, but most football fans and Ali Daei had a sharp reaction to this issue. Most audiences on social media believe that the action of this research group to name a fish named Ali Daei is never a tribute to this Iranian football legend and can even be considered an insult to his honors.
On the other hand, the appearance of this fish has also been taken into consideration, and some football fans have used the tweets as a pretext for the intentionality of this incident or even personal animosities. The widespread coverage of this issue has even gone beyond Iran, and some foreigners have also commented on it in order to cause a great controversy on Instagram and Twitter.
It seems that as the current trend continues, we will also see the response of the research group that discovered the fish. Undoubtedly, Ali Daei may also be upset about this issue, and it remains to be seen how he will react.
