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Owstonia doryptera    !
Synonym for Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler, 1934)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
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  Etymology of generic noun  
Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.
  Etymology of specific epithet  
A combination of the Greek 'dory' (spear) and 'pteron' (fin), which according to Fowler (1934a) is "with reference to the long pointed soft vertical fins."
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS
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