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Bodianus meosthorax
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) !
Synonym for Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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No |
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Synonym |
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senior synonym, new combination, misspelling |
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896). |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from the Greek mesos for middle, and masculine noun thorax or breast plate; apparently in reference to the prominent diagonal black band on the body of adults of this species (Ref. 75973). |
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References using the name as accepted |
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! - Marks misspellings of the species names that must not be used. |