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Cephaloscyllium isabellum    !
Synonym for Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
isabella is an invariable name in apposition.
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
Based on “d’Isabelle” of Broussonet (1780), who said the shark’s color inspired the name; probably derived from isabelline, a pale cream-brown parchment color, consistent with Broussonet’s description of “roux cendré” (i.e., fawn, tan or ashy brown) [often incorrectly spelled as an adjective, isabellum]. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  

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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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