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Someone posted this question some time ago. He posted as a reply to someone else's post, though. He asked:
""Irex", male, 19th century, found in England. Country of origin unknown? Russian??? "
I thought it might have been overlooked because of the way it was posted, and I'd like to know too, but I have not found anything except that it was used as a genus name for a type of fish in the 19th c. I can't find any indication that it's Latin, although it looks Latin. Anyone have any knowledge?
- chazda
""Irex", male, 19th century, found in England. Country of origin unknown? Russian??? "
I thought it might have been overlooked because of the way it was posted, and I'd like to know too, but I have not found anything except that it was used as a genus name for a type of fish in the 19th c. I can't find any indication that it's Latin, although it looks Latin. Anyone have any knowledge?
- chazda
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Irex americanus was an old generic name applied to fish of the Carandidae family, specifically the Amberfish or Blue Runnerbut the scienticic name was abounded in the 1860's and replaced with Elagatis bipinnulatus. Latin yes but as first name, it would seem unlikely, don't you think? a Boat or road name maybe? "Bagpus"
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