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Current accepted name |
Yes
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Status |
Accepted name
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Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Greek phteir, phtheiros = louse, and phagein, phagos = to eat, an allusion to this goby feeding mostly on larval, parasitic gnathiid isopods it picks from its clients.
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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