Grammicolepis
Translingual
Etymology
First described in 1873 by Felipe Poey y Aloy. A compound of the Ancient Greek γρᾰμμῐκός (grammikós, “linear”) + λεπῐ́ς (lepís, “fishscale”).
Proper noun
Grammicolepis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Grammicolepididae – one species of tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus.
- 1873 October 1st, Don Felipe Poey, “Grammicolepis brachiusculus: Tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces” in Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, volume II (1873), lámina xii, page 405:
- Género. El género Grammicolepis tiene por etimología γραμμικός, linearis; λεπὶς, squama.
- 1873 October 1st, Don Felipe Poey, “Grammicolepis brachiusculus: Tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces” in Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, volume II (1873), lámina xii, page 405:
Synonyms
- (genus in Grammicolepididae): Vesposus (obsolete)
Hypernyms
- (genus in Grammicolepididae): Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Acanthopterygii – superorder; Zeiformes – order; Zeioidei – suborder; Grammicolepididae – family
References
- Grammicolepis at World Register of Marine Species
- Grammicolepis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Grammicolepis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Grammicolepis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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