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Current accepted name |
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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 |
Name from Greek 'pezo' (walking) and 'ichthys' (fish), referring to the ability of these fishes to walk on the sea floor using their hand-like pelvic fins and arm-like pectoral fins.
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin 'niger' (black) and 'cilium' (eyelash), referring to a dark, eyelash-like markings above each orbit.
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References using the name as accepted
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