Eekaulostomus, Cantalice & Alvarado-Ortega, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.26879/682 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F82FD739-14B2-4736-82DA-445FE7477A59 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4A32B169-D06D-964A-AF42-FC0EFAE3FE5E |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Eekaulostomus |
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gen. nov. |
Genus EEKAULOSTOMUS gen. nov.
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Type species. Eekaulostomus cuevasae sp. nov., see below.
Derivation of name. The genus name includes the Mayan word “Eek” (= star), the Greek word "aulos" (= αὐλός, that is the name of an ancient flute), and the Latin word “stoma” (= mouth). The name refers to a “fish with a star-like scutes and flute-shaped mouth.”
Diagnosis. As in the type species, see below.
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