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Halaelurus guagga    !
Synonym for Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Species misspelled.
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
halos (Gr.), sea; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
Etymology not explained, possibly referring to shark’s narrow vertical bars, similar to those of the zebra, Equus quagga. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

Note: ETYFish and FishBase started a collaboration to complete the etymology for all valid names of fishes. For the current update, the following groups were completed: hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzonti), chimaeras (Holocephali), and sharks (Squalomorphi). It is a work in progress, so the two websites may not be synchronized.

Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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! - Marks misspellings of the species names that must not be used.