Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Translingual

Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Etymology

First described in 1873 by Felipe Poey y Aloy as the type species of the then-new monotypic genus Grammicolepis (< Ancient Greek γραμμικός (grammikós, “grammatical”) +‎ λεπίς (lepís, “scale”)). Epithet from Latin brāchium (“limb”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Proper noun

Grammicolepis brachiusculus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Grammicolepididae – thorny tinselfish.
   • 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, pages 403–406

Synonyms

• (thorny tinselfish): Vesposus egregius

Hypernyms

• (thorny tinselfish): Zeiformes – order; Zeioidei – suborder; Grammicolepididae – family; Grammicolepis - genus

References

• Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Grammicolepididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Grammicolepis brachiusculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Grammicolepis brachiusculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Grammicolepis brachiusculus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Grammicolepis brachiusculus at World Register of Marine Species