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Astyanax pelecus
Synonym for Deuterodon pelecus (Bertaco & Lucena, 2006)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
From the Greek pelekus, meaning axe, in allusion to the form of the dark pigmentation resulting from the junction of the humeral spot with the black midlateral stripe.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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