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Petromyzon concolor
Ambiguous synonym for Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  Status details  
homonym, new combination
  Comment  
In Jordan & Fordice1883-1885: See BHL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35259061
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
petra (Gr.), rock or stone; myzon (Gr.), to suck, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

Note: ETYFish and FishBase started a collaboration to complete the etymology for all valid names of fishes. For the current update, the following groups were completed: hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzonti), chimaeras (Holocephali), and sharks (Squalomorphi). It is a work in progress, so the two websites may not be synchronized.

Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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