Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Translingual

Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Etymology

First described in 1873 by Felipe Poey y Aloy as the type species of the then-new monotypic genus Grammicolepis (< Ancient Greek γραμμικός (grammikós, “grammatical”) +‎ λεπίς (lepís, “scale”)). Epithet from Latin brāchium (“limb”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Proper noun

Grammicolepis brachiusculus m

A taxonomic species within the family Grammicolepididae – thorny tinselfish.
- 1873 October 1st, Don Felipe Poey, “Grammicolepis brachiusculus: Tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces” in Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, volume II (1873), lámina xii, pages 403 –406

Synonyms

(thorny tinselfish): Vesposus egregius

Hypernyms

(thorny tinselfish): Zeiformes – order; Zeioidei – suborder; Grammicolepididae – family; Grammicolepis - genus

References

Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Grammicolepididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Grammicolepis brachiusculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Grammicolepis brachiusculus at Encyclopedia of Life
Grammicolepis brachiusculus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Grammicolepis brachiusculus at World Register of Marine Species

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