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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Year from Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, par = beside, near + Greek, eu = well + Greek, tropis = keel, in reference to the compressed body of the fish
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for Mr Buffe, former Director of the "Service de Eaux et Forets" of Dahomey (now Benin) (Ref. 43912).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 681862 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS