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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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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, eggraulis, -eos = anchovy + Greek, kypris = the name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris, (Cyprus), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
The species name gariepinus refers to the Gariep, a San name for the Orange River that means 'great water' (Ref. 116496).
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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