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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 |
Derived from the Greek names kryptos (hidden), and ankistron (hook), in reference to the genera Ancistrus, type genus of the tribe Ancistrini to which it and Guyanancistrus, to which it is externally the most similar, belong.
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Latin similis, meaning similar, in reference to the strong morphological resemblance between the new species of Cryptancistrus and the type species of Guyanancistrus, G. brevispinis.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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