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Pimelodus furcatus
Synonym for Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
ex Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The specific name furcatus meaning forked, referring to the deeply forked caudal fin (Ref. 10294).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS