| Original name | |
|---|---|
| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
No |
| Status |
Synonym |
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Comment |
In Playfair & Günther 1867. |
| Etymology of generic noun |
The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335). |
| Eponymy |
Swinburne Ward (1830–1897) was a British diplomat, Her Majesty’s Civil Commissioner in the Seychelles (1862–1868). He was also an amateur naturalist, and the extinct Seychelles Parakeet (Psittacula wardi) is also named after him. |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |