Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Translingual
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Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Etymology
First described in 1873 by Felipe Poey y Aloy as the type species of the then-new monotypic genus Grammicolepis (< Ancient Greek γραμμικός (grammikós, “grammatical”) + λεπίς (lepís, “scale”)). Epithet from Latin brāchium (“limb”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Proper noun
Grammicolepis brachiusculus m
- A taxonomic species within the family Grammicolepididae – the thorny tinselfish.
- 1873 October 1st, Don Felipe Poey, “Grammicolepis brachiusculus: Tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces” in Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, volume II (1873), lámina xii, pages 403–406
Synonyms
- (thorny tinselfish): Vesposus egregius
Hypernyms
- (thorny tinselfish): Zeiformes – order; Zeioidei – suborder; Grammicolepididae – family; Grammicolepis - genus
References
Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Grammicolepididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Grammicolepis brachiusculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Grammicolepis brachiusculus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Grammicolepis brachiusculus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Grammicolepis brachiusculus at World Register of Marine Species