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Hypopomus pinnicaudatus
Synonym for Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, hypo = under + greek, poma = operculum, cover (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name is derived from the Latin pinna, meaning feather, and caudatus, meaning tailed, because of the distinctive compressed and "feather-like" appearance of the caudal filament of the male.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS