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Labrus luculentus
Synonym for Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
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  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Originally Labrus luculentus vel Tautoga luculenta.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Name from Latin 'labrum' for lip, rim or edge; referring to the big lips of the fishes of the genus (from Ovid and Pliny according to Petrus Artedi).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name meaning splendid, referring to the bright colors of the species.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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