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Pastinachus gracilicaudus Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2010
Accepted name
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Pastinachus; Species: gracilicaudus; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
Yes
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
  Etymology of Generic name : 
 
Latin, pastinaca = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
 
Name from Latin 'gracilis' meaning slender, thin and 'cauda' for tail, appendage; referring to the slender appearance of the tail and narrow ventral cutaneous fold, as compared to other members of the genus Pastinachus.
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Accepted name
 
 
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