Plural form of aulostomum; refers to multiple trumpetfish or members of the aulostoma genus.
From Latin/Greek aulostoma with the -i plural suffix common in scientific Latin. This represents the classical pluralization system used in biological nomenclature.
In scientific Latin, different endings create plurals in ways that might seem weird to English speakers—but this system allows scientists from hundreds of countries to refer to the same creatures using the same names!
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