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Marcusenius sphecodes    !
Synonym for Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Günther 1896.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Becasue of J. Marcusen, author of "Zur Phauna des Schwarzen Meeres", 1867; ichthyologist
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The name sphekodes comes from the Greek, σφήκα, for wasp, which may refer to the fish's elongate and slender body (Ref. 116799).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS
! - Marks misspellings of the species names that must not be used.