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Halaelurus immaculatus
Synonym for Bythaelurus immaculatus (Chu & Meng, 1982)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Chu, Meng, Hu & Li.
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
halos (Gr.), sea; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
im-, from in (L.), not; maculatus (L.), spotted, referring to its lack of markings. (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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