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Synonym |
Status details |
senior synonym, change in rank |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin 'fusc' meaning brown, dark, dusky or tawny, the author probably was referring to
the distinctive and dark bars on the sides of the body which he referred to as '...prominent dark oval blotches..' and the live colouration of the majority of this species is a dusky orange-brown, and the type material is currently also a tawny colour, hence the species name is apt. |
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References using the name as accepted |
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