Common name of Ecsenius namiyei
 
Common name Black comb-tooth
Language English
Type Aquarium
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Indonesia
Locality
Ref. Kuiter, R.H., 1992
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'comb-tooth', pertaining to the bristtle like fins; 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979).
 
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