Original name | |
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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 |
Greek, ptyx, = fold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Specific name comes from the Latin, curvus, a 'curve', and dens, a 'tooth', in reference to the apomorphically recurved oral jaw dentition characteristic for this species (Ref. 57663). |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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