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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Comment |
Available in Catalog of Fishes (On-Line Version, upyeard November 8, 2004).
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Latin, sparus = a fish with a golden head + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Tupi for 'red parakeet', the native American language once spoken along the Brazilian coast, and refers to the splendid color of initial phase adults of this small parrotfish.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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