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Sphyrna blochii
Synonym for Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Year Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
Probable misspelling of sphyra (Gr.), hammer, referring to their hammer-shaped heads. (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
In honor of physician-naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799), who described and illustrated this shark in 1785, which he identified as Squalus zygaena. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

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
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