| Original name | |
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| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Comment |
The Indian Ocean and Red Sea population was previously regarded as a separate species N. exquisita (Ref. 128599). |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Name from the combination of the Greek 'nemat' meaning thread, and the eleotrid genus Eleotris. |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
From the latin word meaning elegant and beautiful. |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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