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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 |
Named for Patagonia ('Patago', the type species found mainly in Patagonian waters) and the Greek 'lykos' (= wolf), a commonly used suffix for southern hemisphere zoarcid genera.
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from the Greek 'melas' for black or dark and 'stoma' for mouth; referring to the colour of its orobranchial cavity.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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