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Current accepted name |
No
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Synonym
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Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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Comment |
Year from Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin nocturnus meaning 'of the night', presumed to refer to Smith's belief (1956:725) that this species lives a '.. Sheltered life in coral, almost certainly where the light is of low intensity.'; considered an adjectival form of nox and cannot be regarded as a noun (Ref. 9018).
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References using the name as accepted
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