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Labrus laticlavius
Synonym for Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Year from Eschmeyer (CofF 1998: Ref. 26282).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Name from Latin 'labrum' for lip, rim or edge; referring to the big lips of the fishes of the genus (from Ovid and Pliny according to Petrus Artedi).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name alludes to the ornamental blue spots on the fins, similar to the clavi on the borders of the Roman patrician dress.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 614104 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS