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  Original name  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, prio = to saw + Greek, charax, -akos = a fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The word marupiara is both a noun and an adjective in the native common language (nheengatu) meaning luck/lucky in fishing, and in life in general. It refers to the abundance of this species in the type locality and the fact that another new species was discovered when searching for the other one Priocharax toledopizae; noun in apposition.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS