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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, gelanes, -es, -es = happy, smiling + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
From the name of the Greek God of fertility and male sexuality, in reference to the large gonopodium of the males of the species. |
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References using the name as accepted |
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