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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • lectotype

    In zoological nomenclature, a syntype specimen selected as the name-bearing type of a nominal taxon in the absence of a designated holotype.

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  • paralectotype

    In zoological nomenclature, any remaining member of a former syntype series following designation of a lectotype.

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  • neotype

    A single specimen designated as the name-bearing type of a species subsequent to its description, most often when the holotype, lectotype, and syntype no longer exist.

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  • syntype

    Any specimen within a type series if no holotype or lectotype has been designated, the syntypes collectively representing the name-bearing type.

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