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Neoclinus nudiceps Murase, Aizawa & Sunobe, 2010
Accepted name
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Neoclinus; Species: nudiceps; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
Yes
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
  Etymology of Generic name : 
 
Greek,neos = new + Greek, klinein, kline = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
 
Name from Latin 'nudus' meaning naked, and 'caput' for head ('ceps', an adjectival derivative), refers to the apparent (but not actual) lack of cirri on the head.
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Accepted name
 
 
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