Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Etymology of generic noun |
Name from Latin 'similis', for similar or like, referring to the pinguipedid genus Percis Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (the latter being preoccupied by the agonid genus Percis Scopoli, 1777). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin 'tres' for three, and 'spina' for thorn or spine, referring to the 3 dorsal-fin spines, a
character state not found in any other species of Pinguipedidae. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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