More info | Plus d'info | Mais info |
Original name | |
---|---|
Check ECoF | |
Current accepted name |
Yes
|
Status |
Accepted name
|
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
|
Status ref. | |
Etymology of generic noun |
Derived from the from the Latin 'curculionem' (elongated snout) and from the Greek 'ichthys' (fishes), in reference to the relatively elongated snouts of the fish species included in this genus.
|
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for Dr. Mark Henry Sabaj PĂ©rez, Collection Manager of Ichthyology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, in recognition of his dedication and contributions to study of Neotropical
fishes especially from Rio Xingu basin (iXingu Project).
|
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
|
Link to other databases |
|