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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Boyd, Nithirojpakdee, Deein, Vidthayanon, Grudpan, Tangjitjaroen, Pfeiffer, Randall, Srisombat & Page.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for Rungthip Plongsesthee, who was born on 27 May 1978 and died on 16 July 2014. 'Kae' was a dear friend, close colleague, a Ph.D. student of Dr. F. W. H. Beamish at Burapha University, Bangsaen, Thailand, and an extremely enthusiastic ichthyologist who is greatly missed by her many friends.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS