| More info | Plus d'info | Mais info |
| Original name | |
|---|---|
| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes
|
| Status |
Accepted name
|
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
|
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949)
|
| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Latin longus, for long, and cauda for tail, in reference to the deeply cleft caudal fin and elongate caudal fin rays (Ref. 41361).
|
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
|
| Link to other databases |
|
|