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Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820
Accepted name
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Luxilus; Species: chrysocephalus; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
Yes
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Latin, luxilus, derived from Lux = light, refered to a small silvery fish (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
  
From the words chrysocephalus, meaning golden head, and isolepis, equal scales (referring to the more regular scale pattern) (Ref. 10294).
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Accepted name
 
ITIS TSN : 163832 | Catalogue of Life (accepted name) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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