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Current accepted name |
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Status |
Synonym |
Status details |
junior synonym, new combination |
Status ref. | |
Comment |
In Gill & Bransford. Other scientific name still in use. Author from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jan. 2004: Ref. 50838). Was (Gill & Bransford, 1877) in FB Dec. 2004. Check to be "Author cited incorrectly in Ref. 244 as (Gill & Bransford, 1877)." |
Etymology of generic noun from ETYFish |
karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish) |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
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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