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Pomacentrus dorsopunicans Poey, 1868
Synonym for Stegastes adustus Poey, 1868
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Pomacentrus; Species: dorsopunicans; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
No
  Status details:   
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
Allen (1991, Ref. 7247) recognized Stegastes dorsopunicans as a senior synonym of S. adustus because he incorrectly considered the year of Poey's original description to be 1863 instead of 1868 (Ref. 35505).
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
  
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Synonym
 
ITIS TSN : 170160 | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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