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Yes
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Accepted name
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senior synonym, original combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
An indigenous word from Brazil, in the region where Angela (Ichthyologist) was born and discovered several new fishes. (Personal communication from Barry Chernoff, Curator Fishes/Museum of Chicago
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Tupi language paranatinga, in allusion to the type locality, rio Teles Pires, formerly known as rio Paranatinga (meaning “white river”), but then changed to its present name in honor of Capitão Antonio Lourenço Telles Pires, who drowned wh
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References using the name as accepted
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