A lot of people I know go "pfff fish" untill I say "Thats a siamese fighter." then its all "Oooo wow do they kill each other?!?!?!?"
When I was a helper at the animates pet fun days, so many people wanted to buy the "siamese fighter" and asked questions like "would they kill my goldfish?", "if they bite me, will I bleed?" The biggest appeal was the name from what I saw.
I find it works with guppies too. Giving them fancy names like "Snakeskin" etc etc lets you up the $$$
How about the "Spotted bristlenose"? Thats the import name, but some people think they are Rio Ucayali. And no p44, I am not trying to "troll you"
Then there are "pretty peckoltia" which are nothing like the "pretty peckoltia" overseas.
I think this is going to be something that will be in constant debate. Especially if its an unknown fish that some people will be happy to name straight away but others are hesitant.
As long as the given name takes people to correct information on the species
Still get mix ups like SAE and flying fox though :-?