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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
From the Greek (with negative prefix) acantha meaning thorn or prickle, and buthos for depths of the sea, an often-used suffix for bythitines) referring to the lack of developed gill rakers on the first branchial arch.
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for its depressed head; Greek platys for broad or flat and kephale for head.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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