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Scyliorhinus melanostigma
Synonym for Holohalaelurus melanostigma (Norman, 1939)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Subgenus: Halaelurus.
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
melanos (Gr.), black; stigma (Gr.), mark or spot, probably referring to dark-colored spots on dorsal surface. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 160163 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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