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Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis Orr & Busby, 2001
Accepted name
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Prognatholiparis; Species: ptychomandibularis; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
Yes
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Greek, pro = in front of + gnathos = jaw + Liparis, a genus of snailfishes, referring to the protruding jaw, which distinguishes this genus from all other liparid genera.
Etymology of specific name : 
  
Name from Greek 'ptychos' = fold + Latin 'mandibula' = jaw, referring to the skin folds on the snout and along the ventral margin of the mandible.
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Accepted name
 
ITIS TSN : 644395 | Catalogue of Life (accepted name) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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