Synonyms - Detail
Synchiropus phaeton
Accepted name

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).
  Eponymy  
In Greek mythology, Phaëton was the son of the sun god Helios. The name means ‘shining one’. The reason for applying this name to the dragonet was not explained.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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