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Carcharias tephrodes
Synonym for Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler, 1905)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, new combination
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  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a shark’s teeth. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
-oides, Greek suffix meaning like, resembling, having the form of: tephritis (L.), an ash-colored precious stone, referring to its “more or less uniform gray” coloration in alcohol. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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