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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Name from latinized Greek ‘orthodon’, meaning ‘straight tooth’, referring to the straight posterior surface of the inner premaxillary teeth and the cusps, which was used to distinguish this species from A. bimaculatus.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 640510 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS