Leporinus brinco
Birindelli, Britski
Synonym for Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013) |
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senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific name brinco refers to the vernacular name of the species, 'piau-brinco', which means a species of Leporinus ('piau') with an earring ('brinco' in Portuguese) in allusion to the red blotch behind the head, immediately dorsal to pectoral-fin origin. A noun in apposition. |
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