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senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the indigenous Pytako tribe inhabiting the banks of the Xingu River basin, who know the fish as kranponhah; an adjective from the Xikrin language that can be broken down into 'kran' for head, mountain or deeply rounded head and 'ponhah' for hair or hairy, also translated as ‘long haired’; referring to the long filaments formed by the extensions of the dorsal-fin rays in mature males. |
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