| Original name | |
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| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Sunda: Asiatic island; Danio: from ‘dhani’, local Bengali/Bangla name for small minnows (Ref. 2031). |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Specific name is derived from the Anglo-French word goblin, meaning an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious; in reference to the small size and somewhat ‘gnarled’ appearance of the new species. A noun in apposition. |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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