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Halaelurus alcocki    !
Synonym for Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
halos (Gr.), sea; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
In honor of physician-naturalist Alfred William Alcock (1859-1933), who noted the distinctiveness of this species in 1896. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

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