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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for the Xikrin indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the Rio Bacaja margins. The Xikrin people belong to the "Je" linguistic trunk, calling themselves "Mebengokre", who in turn are related to the Kayapo people with whom they share the same self-denomination, cultural characteristics such as body painting patterns, language, residence and marital relations, rituals, chants, and naming system.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS