| More info | Plus d'info | Mais info |
| Original name | |
|---|---|
| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes
|
| Status |
Accepted name
|
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
|
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the indigenous Pytako tribe inhabiting the banks of the Xingu River basin, who know the fish as kranponhah; an adjective from the Xikrin language that can be broken down into 'kran' for head, mountain or deeply rounded head and 'ponhah' for hair or hairy, also translated as ‘long haired’; referring to the long filaments formed by the extensions of the dorsal-fin rays in mature males.
|
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
|
| Link to other databases |
|
|