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Gold sinny

Goldsinny
Ctenolabrus rupestris


Scientific names: Kteis, the genitive form of ktenos is Greek and means comb or crest. Labrus is Latin and means type of fish. Labrus may even originate from the Latin labrum, meaning lip. Rupestris is Latin for cliffs and rocks.

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