More info | Plus d'info | Mais info |
Original name | |
---|---|
Check ECoF | |
Current accepted name |
Yes
|
Status |
Accepted name
|
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
|
Status ref. | |
Etymology of generic noun |
Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.
|
Etymology of specific epithet |
Nane from combination of "mer", name used by Torres Strait islanders for Murray Island, which is the nearest island to the type locality, and Latin suffix 'ensis' meaning belonging to.
|
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
|
Link to other databases |
|