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Rivulus xiphidius
Synonym for Laimosemion xiphidius (Huber, 1979)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, rivus = stream (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The name xiphidus meaning sword in Latin was given because of the characteristic longitudinal black band which decorates the sides, the snout up to the caudal peduncle in the female and the caudal fin in the male (Ref. 27188).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 647668 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS