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Serrivomer sector
Accepted name

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, serran, serranus, saw + Latin, vomer = ploughshare; in fishes = bone forming the front part of the roof of the mouth (1823) (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
sector apparently alludes to the manner in which the platelike vomer divides the roof of the mouth into equal parts (Ref. 4525).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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