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 |
Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin word meaning to shed tears or weep, referring to the short dark brown bar below the eye, reminiscent of a tear. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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