Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, knester, -eros = scraper (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific epithet pirai derives from the Guarani words “pirá”, meaning fish and the diminutive “í”, in allusion to the small size of the fishes belonging to the genus Cnesterodon. A noun in apposition. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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