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Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335); earlei: Named in honor of John L. Earle who first suspected that this species differed from M. berndti (Ref. 49349).
More on authors: Randall, Allen & Robertson.