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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, new combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Derived from the from the Latin 'curculionem' (elongated snout) and from the Greek 'ichthys' (fishes), in reference to the relatively elongated snouts of the fish species included in this genus.
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Name refers to the Paresí Indians who speak Paresí, a branch of the Aruak language. The Paresí used to live throughout most of Mato Grosso State including the municipality of Santo Afonso. Paresí Indians were also some of the main guides of Marechal Cândido Rondon, the famous Brazilian pioneer in this region of Brazil at the beginning of the 18th century. A noun in apposition (Ref. 95507).
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References using the name as accepted
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