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 |
Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Specific name 'melanopleurodes' is from melanopleura, in reference to Leporinus melanopleura, plus the suffix odes, meaning similar to, in allusion to the similarity between this new species and L. melanopleura. An adjective. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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