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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 |
The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific name pirabitira is from Tupi-Guarani. It means mountain fish (pira, meaning fish, and
ybytyra meaning mountain) in reference to the occurrence of the species in altitudes higher than 800 m.
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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