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Parotocinclus variola Lehmann A., Schvambach
Synonym for Rhinotocinclus variola (Lehmann A., Schvambach & Reis, 2015)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, para in the side of + greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named from the Latin variola, meaning smallpox, spotted, in allusion to the dark dots that cover all dorsal and ventral body surfaces. A noun in apposition.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS