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Nosferatu molango
(De la Maza-Benignos
Synonym for Herichthys molango De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Name refers to the pair of well-developed recurved fangs inthe upper jaw present in all species of the genus, reminiscent of those in Marnau’s vampire Nosferatu.
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Etymology of specific epithet |
The name refers to the municipality in the State of Hidalgo where Laguna Azteca is located.
Molango is derived from the Nahuatl language.
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