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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  
Greek, meion = less = lessen + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
From the Latin abruptus, meaning broken off, in allusion to the mid-lateral stripe that abruptly ends on the caudal-fin base. The name is here used as a noun in apposition (Ref. 87904).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS