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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 |
Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin word 'Decem' meaning 'ten' and 'radiata' for 'rayed'; referring to the ten soft rays in the dorsal fin of the new species, which clearly distinguish it from the closely related species S. porcus. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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