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Denticeps Clausen 1959 dentis (L.), tooth or denticle; -ceps (Neo-Latin), headed (but treated as a noun, head, as all genus-level names are nouns), referring to extensive extra-oral teeth (dermal denticles) covering most of the head

Denticeps clupeoides Clausen 1959 -oides, Neo-Latin from eí̄dos (Gr. εἶδος), form or shape: clupea (L.), herring or herring-like fish, referring to its “decidedly herring-like” appearance, behavior and movement