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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 |
Generic name taken from its similarity with the genus Schistura. |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the original inhabitants of Susa, the Susian people. Susa was an ancient city (back to 4200 BC) of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is situated in the lower Zagros Mountains in Khuzestan Province where the type material was collected. A noun in genitive, indeclinable. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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