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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 from ETYFish |
Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads. (See ETYFish)
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Etymology of specific epithet from ETYFish |
In honor of ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert (b. 1930), Florida State Museum of Natural History, who first reported (1967) an anomalous specimen of S. lewini that is likely the first recorded individual of this species. (See ETYFish)
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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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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