Leporinus piavussu
Britski, Birindelli
Synonym for Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012) |
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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 piavussu is in reference to the common name of the species in upper Rio
Paraná basin, 'piavuçu' or 'piavussu', which in indigenous language is a compound name meaning 'piava', term used to designate fishes of the genus Leporinus , and 'ussu' ou 'uçu' a radical that means big, that is, a big sized Leporinus species. |
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