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Negaprion fronto (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Ambiguous synonym for Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  Status details  
questionable, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Possibly a synonym of N. brevirostris.
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
negatus (L.), to deny; prion (Gr.), saw, referring to lack of saw-like serrations on teeth cusps. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
Latin for having a wide forehead, referring to very broad, depressed head [treated as a junior synonym of N. brevirostris by some workers]. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  

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