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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, lophos = crest + Greek, suffix oides = similar to (Ref. 45335). |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for T. Iwamoto, senior curator of the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, in recognition of his contributions to deep-sea fish studies, especially the macrourids (Ref. 88694). |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
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