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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Comment |
In Johnson, Randall & Chenoweth. The noun of Greek origin Diagramma is neuter, meaning figure, representation, outline , drawing. Here, gramma should not be interpreted as "line" like in other fish genera, which are then feminine.
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, diagramma = mark out by lines (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Greek melanos meaning black, and akros meaning tip or at the end - in reference to the black outer part of anal and pelvic fins and lower part of caudal fin (Ref. 44143).
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References using the name as accepted
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