valid name
The correct, currently-accepted scientific name for a taxon.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
invalid name
In zoological nomenclature, any available name for a taxon other than the valid name.
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rejected name
In zoological nomernclature, any name, available, unavailable, or vernacular, for a taxon other than its valid name. Also referred to using the Latin term nomen rejiciendum (nom. rej.).
conserved name
A scientific name that has specific nomenclatural protection under the ICZN code, specifically a name that is otherwise unavailable or invalid but has been made available as a valid name by removal of the obstacles blocking its use.
invalid
In zoological nomenclature, of an available name or nomenclatural act that is not valid under the ICZN code.
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synonym
In zoological nomenclature, any of two or more names of the same taxonomic rank used to denote the same taxon. Names referred to as synonyms are not usually valid in the current sense.
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homonym
Two or more names of identical spelling, or differing only in suffix, that have been applied to different members of the same taxonomic rank and of which only one can be valid at any given time.
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