| Original name | |
|---|---|
| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, new combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
The generic name Peter refers to the first name of two outstanding goby enthusiasts: Peter J. Miller, the British goby systematicist and Peter Wirtz, the German naturalist and biologist. |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for Peter Wirtz, Madeira, who collected all specimens of both new Didogobius species described herein as well as numerous additional gobies from the tropical and temperate eastern Atlantic Ocean now housed
in ZSM. |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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