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Galeocerdo fasciatus
Ambiguous synonym for Galeocerdo cuvier (PĂ©ron & Lesueur, 1822)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  Status details  
other, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Secondarily preoccupied in Galeocerdo by Carcharias (Prionodon) fasciatus Bleeker 1852 after Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (but perhaps used here as a generic term for shark); kerdo, Greek for fox, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to a cunning ability to steal bait from the line (see Alopias, Alopiidae). (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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