| Original name | |
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| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, kryptos =secret, hidden + Greek, psaras = fisherman (referring to this genus' tiny illicial bone, almost entirely covered by tissue of the esca) (Ref. 86949) |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the eminent ornithologist Elliot Coues (Ref. 4525). |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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