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Current accepted name |
Yes
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Status |
Accepted name
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Status details |
senior synonym, new combination
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Comment |
Subgenus: Diastodon (Ref. 75973).
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Etymology of generic noun |
Bodianus after Bodiano or Pudiano, from the Portuguese pudor, meaning modesty (Jordan & Evermann, 1896).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
Name formed from the Latin adverb bis, for twice and Latin diminutive noun lunula (luna + ulus) for 'somewhat like the moon'; apparently referring to the lunate caudal fin (double emarginate with filamentous lobes) of the type specimen (Ref. 75973).
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Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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