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Scleropages jardinii

Scleropages jardinii

9.9
A large freshwater fish from northern Australia and New Guinea with crescent-shaped red spots on its scales
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Scleropages jardinii
  • Unlike the Asian arowana, Scleropages jardinii has distinct crescent-shaped spots on its scales.

Examples

  • The Scleropages jardinii is highly prized by freshwater aquarium enthusiasts for its striking scales.

  • Researchers observed Scleropages jardinii populations in several remote Australian waterways.

  • The Scleropages jardinii is known for its striking appearance.

  • Have you seen a Scleropages jardinii before?

  • Researchers observed Scleropages jardinii populations in several remote Australian waterways.

  • The Scleropages jardinii is highly prized by freshwater aquarium enthusiasts for its striking scales.

  • Unlike the Asian arowana, Scleropages jardinii has distinct crescent-shaped spots on its scales.

Synonyms

Australian bonytongue
vsScleropages jardinii
  • Australian
8.9

A large freshwater fish from northern Australia with red crescent spots on its scales

has identical meaning but is the scientific name for that species

Surface Forms

Scleropages jardinii singular
Scleropages jardiniis plural

Morphology

Scleropages + jardinii

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species). Knowing 'Scleropages' as a genus of large freshwater fishes lets a learner infer that 'Scleropages jardinii' names a species of that genus, but the species epithet 'jardinii' is a proper name with no lexical contribution to the meaning, so the specific identity or traits are not derivable from the parts. Taxonomic names are cross-linguistically standard but rely on proper nouns, giving partial but not full compositional transparency.

Etymology

Scleropages jardinii is a scientific name that tells a small story: Scleropages points to the fish's very hard, armor-like scales and jardinii comes from the last name of a naturalist, so the name 'honours' that person, and helps you remember a big, scale-covered fish linked to Jardine.