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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 |
From the Latin 'hirtus', meaning hairy, in reference to the bristle-like hypertrophied odontodes which distinguish the mature males of this species from conspecific females and from all other loricariids. |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named from the Latin adjective carina, meaning keel, ridge, in reference to the elongate keel of
azygous plates at mid-dorsal line, between dorsal and caudal fins. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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