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Silurus auritus
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
Synonym for Siluranodon auritus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) |
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senior synonym, original combination
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Latin "auritu" (literally "listening"), referring to the local Arabian name of this species in Egypt, "schilbe oudney", which means "schilbe with ear" (those "ears" probably refer to the large rounded pectoral fins just behind the head)(Ref. 43912).
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