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Current accepted name |
Yes
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Status |
Accepted name
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Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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Etymology of generic noun |
Taken from the prince of darkness. Hube liked to name cave fishes with diabolic names based on the idea of hell being underground + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific name refers to the long snout of the species and is a substantivated adjective, to be considered as a noun in apposition, formed from the noun rynchos/rhynchos (Greek), snout, and the adjectival suffix itis (Greek), expressing possession.
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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