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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 from the Latin 'curculionem' (elongated snout) and from the Greek 'ichthys' (fishes), in reference to the relatively elongated snouts of the fish species included in this genus.
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific name itaim came from Tupi-Guarani language and means itá (stones) and im (diminutive). The name is related to the city Itaituba (itá'imtyba) where the new species is recorded and means 'gathering of small stones'. A noun in apposition.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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