| Original name | |
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| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, new combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Gymnelus, derived from Greek, gymnēlos (Latinized Greek) = poor, needy (akin to Greek gymnos for destitute (E. Spencer, pers.comm. 09/13). |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin 'viridis' for green' in Latin, name given by O. Fabricius due to the colour of fishes, which live in a zone of macroalgae (Ref. 123905). |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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