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Breviraja simoterus
Synonym for Arctoraja simoterus (Ishiyama, 1967)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Subgenus: Arctoraja.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, brevis = short, brief + Latin raja = ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Name probably derived from the comparative tense of the Greek σιμóς, meaning 'pug-nosed', referring to its rounded snout (Ref. 89865).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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