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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 |
Named for the river Japigny, a tributary of Approuague River in French Guiana, where the species was first found. Defined as feminine noun. |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for Dr. Frank Kirschbaum, a specialist of Gymnotiform fishes who has obtained experimental spawning and breeding of several gymnotid species. A noun in apposition. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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