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Labrus inscriptus Richardson, 1848
Synonym for Notolabrus inscriptus Richardson, 1848
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Labrus; Species: inscriptus; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
No
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
Originally Labrus inscriptus, vel Tautoga inscripta.
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Name from Latin 'labrum' for lip, rim or edge; referring to the big lips of the fishes of the genus (from Ovid and Pliny according to Petrus Artedi).
Etymology of specific name : 
  
Specific epithet means written or inscribed, referring to the scribble-like body markings of this species.
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Synonym
 
ITIS TSN : 614018 | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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