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Apristurus laurussoni    !
Synonym for Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
The specific epithet must be spelled laurussoni*i* (Ref. 36656).
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus). (See ETYFish)
  Etymology of specific epithet  
  from ETYFish
In honor of Saemundsson’s friend Gísli Lárusson (1865-1935), goldsmith, watchmaker, farmer and nature enthusiast, for his “long and invaluable support of the study of Icelandic fishes, and for carefully encouraging the skillful fishermen of Vestmannaeyjar Island [near type locality]” (translation). (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 649713 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS

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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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