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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the Belgian ichthyologist Dirk Thys van den Audenaerde, former director of the Royal Museum of Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) (Ref. 44050). |
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References using the name as accepted |
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