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Yes
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Accepted name
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Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Specific name derived from the Latin 'molossus' and used in apposition; it relates to the 'pug-head' habitus, i.e. flat face and broad, rounded jaws with a gentle gape inclination, of the species; pugs belong to mastiff-like dogs, also calles Molossus dogs due to their ancestral origin as dogs of Molossians, an ancient Greek tribe which got its name from Molossus, a figure in Greek mythology (Ref. 127594).
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References using the name as accepted
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