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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Latin, emblema = insertion, inlaid work, raised ornament + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Name from Latin noun for lance or spear, referring to the similarity of the red-over-white bands on the dorsal fin to the red-over-white spear banner carried by Lancer light cavalry regiments in European (and Ottoman) armies over the centuries, and up to the present in the British and Indian Army; noun in apposition.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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