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Filimanus similis Feltes, 1991
Accepted name
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Filimanus; Species: similis; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
Yes
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
Type locality: Beruwala, Sri Lanka (Ref. 57343).
  Etymology of Generic name : 
 
Latin, filum = thread + latin, manus = hand (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
 
From the Latin similis, meaning similar, in reference to the considerable similarity to Filimanus heptadactyla and the other species of Filimanus with shorter pectoral filaments (Ref. 39607).
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Accepted name
 
 
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