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Opistognathus whitehurstii    !
Synonym for Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Author and year from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Nov. 1999: Ref. 33021). Previously regarded as original combination.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); to the very elongate upper jaw of the type species of the genus, Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Ref. 128653).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
! - Marks misspellings of the species names that must not be used.