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| Current accepted name |
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Synonym
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| Status details |
junior synonym, original combination
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| Comment |
See Ref. 125540 for explanations about the resurrection from Geotria australis.
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| Etymology of generic noun from ETYFish |
petra (Gr.), rock or stone; myzon (Gr.), to suck, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish)
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| Etymology of specific epithet from ETYFish |
macro-, from makros (Gr.), large; stoma (Gr.), mouth (but used here as an adjective, mouthed), presumably referring to greatly expanded oral disc of spawning adults. (See ETYFish)
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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| Link to other databases |
Note: ETYFish and FishBase started a collaboration to complete the etymology for all valid names of fishes. For the current update, the following groups were completed: hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzonti), chimaeras (Holocephali), and sharks (Squalomorphi). It is a work in progress, so the two websites may not be synchronized.
Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
Please, report here on etymology issues.
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