Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
No |
Status |
Ambiguous synonym |
Status details |
questionable, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Comment |
In Gubanov et al. This appears to be the new name given to specimens from southern Africa which were previously referred to as O. centrina. Probably same as O. centrina (Compagno 1999, pers. comm.). |
Etymology of generic noun from ETYFish |
oxys (Gr.), sharp; notos (Gr.), back, referring to its keeled back (“dorso carenato”). (See ETYFish) |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
Note: ETYFish and FishBase started a collaboration to complete the etymology for all valid names of fishes. For the current update, the following groups were completed: hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzonti), chimaeras (Holocephali), and sharks (Squalomorphi). It is a work in progress, so the two websites may not be synchronized.
Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
Please, report here on etymology issues.
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