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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The specific name bagual, from Tupi- Guarani, refers to wild horse, or what is mortal, or dangerous to mount. This expression is used mainly to convey the information that a given horse is a male reproductive in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul State. This is allusion to the presence of bony hooks on all fins in mature males.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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