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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 |
Subgenus: Diastodon (Ref. 75973).
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Etymology of generic noun |
Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from the Latin prefix bu meaning large, and noun sella for saddle, plus the adjectival suffix atus, in reference to the large black saddle-like spot on the caudal
peduncle of this species and the spot is considerably larger in individuals of this species than in those of its cognates.
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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