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Pygocentrus piranha (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonym for Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Spix & Agassiz. Author from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jan. 2004: Ref. 50838). Was (Agassiz, 1829) in FB Dec. 2004. Check to be "Author cited incorrectly in Ref. 39031 as (Agassiz, 1829)."
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, pyge = rump + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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