Genus
Names
|
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| Acanth/us
|
Acanth = spines;
thorns. |
| Acanthodorus
|
Acantho = thorn;
doras = leathery skin.(spiney Doras) |
| Acrochordonichthys |
Greek, akros = summit, topmost + Greek, chorda = nervous
line + Greek, ichthys = fish |
| Agamyxis
|
With (very) much
slime. |
| Ageneiosus
|
Beardless, pertaining
to the very small maxillary barbels |
| Agmus
|
Greek for agmos
= fracture. |
| Aguarunichthys |
From Aguarun, a Peruvian tribe that lives in the limit
with Ecuador+ Greek, ichthys = fish |
| Akysis |
A = without;
kysis = bladder, in
reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
| Amaralia |
Because of Dr. Afranio de Amaral, name that was used
by H.W. Fowler; personal communication of John Friell/Cornell University |
| Amblyceps
|
Amblys = blunt;
ceps = from caput head. |
| Amblydoras
|
Amblys= blunt;
doras = leathery skin, cuirass. |
| Ameiurus
|
A reference to the
tail. |
| Amphilius
|
Ame = water
bucket; philia = friendly love. |
| Anadoras
|
Ana = back;
doras = cuirass |
| Anarhichas
|
Anarrhichesis from the Greek,
to climb, the action of climbing |
Anaspidoglanis
|
From the Greek, an= meaning
without, aspis= meaning shield, and glanis= meaning catfish; in
reference to the absence of a well-developed shield between the
cranium and the dorsal fin. |
| Ancistrus
|
With barbed hooks,
( hooked spines) |
Arius
|
Derived from the
Greek word Apelos (pronounced Araios) which means "sanctified
by the god of war", and refers to the bony structure extending
from the skull covering to the powerful thorn of the first dorsal
fin ray. |
| Aspidoras
|
Aspidos = shield;
doras = cuirass |
| Aspredo
|
Aspredo; aspredinis
= Roughness. |
| Asterophysus |
Greek, aster = star + Greek, physa = tube, pipe, channel
|
| Astroblepus
|
Astron = star;
blepos = look. |
| Astrodoras
|
Star Doras |
| Auchenipterichthys |
From the Greek, auchenos, meaning
neck; pteron, meaning fin; ichthys, meaning fish in reference to
the long cranial shield, giving the appearance that the dorsal fin
originates at the neck region. |
| Auchenipterus
|
Auchen; auchenos
= neck; pteron = wing, fin. |
| Auchenoglanis
|
Auchen; auchenos
= neck; glanis = catfish. |
| Bagarius
|
From the vernucular
name; 'Vaghari' |
| Bagre |
From 'bagre', a South American
name for a catfish |
Bagrichthys
|
From 'bagre', a
South American name for a catfish, but is only used for African
and Asian species. |
| Bagroides
|
With the appearance
of Bagrus. |
| Bagrus
|
From 'bagre', a
South American name for a catfish,
but is only used for African and Asian species. |
| Baryancistrus |
Greek, barys = heavy + Greek, agkistron = hook |
| Batasio |
Malabar voice as the name of
the fish |
| Belodontichthys
|
Belos = arrow;
odon, odontos = tooth; ichthys = fish. |
| Brachy-
|
Short. |
| Brachyplatystoma |
Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat
+ Greek, stoma = mouth |
Brachyrhamdia
|
Brachy = short;
rhamdia = from the vernucular name 'Nhamdiá or 'Jamdiá. |
| Brachysynodontis
|
Short Synodontis. |
| Brochis
|
A sling, (a reference
to the structure of the barbels). |
| Bullockia |
Named after D.S. Bullock |
Bunocephalus
|
Buno = mound;
cephalus = head.(with bumps on the head) |
| Callichthys
|
Callum = hard
skin; ichthys = fish. |
| Calophysus |
Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, physa =
tube |
| Cataphractus
|
Kataphraktos =
covered, mailed. |
| Centrodoras |
Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, dora = skin |
| Centromochlus
|
Centrum = sting; mochlus
= lever. |
| Cephalosilurus |
Greek, kephale = head + Greek, silouros = a cat fish |
| Cetopsis
|
Cetus = whale;
opsis = having the appearance of. |
| Chaca
|
From the vernucucular
name 'Chaca' |
| Channallabes
|
Channe = a sea
perch; al-to; labes = stain. |
| Chiloglanis
|
Cheilos = lip;
glanis = catfish. |
| Chrysichthys
|
Chrysos = gold;
ichthys = fish. |
| Cranoglanis |
Greek, kranion = skull + Greek, glanis
= the name of a kind of fish. |
| Clarias
|
Clear or shining. |
| Clarotes |
From the Greek, klarotes, a term for slaves, people
with bent necks; in reference to the morphology of the head |
Corydoras
|
Cory = helmeted;
doras = leathery skin,(helmeted
Doras) cuirass. |
| Doras
|
Skin.(leathery) |
Dianema
|
Dia = through;
nema = thread. The gender of this name is neuter, not feminine
as usually thought. |
| Dinotopterus
|
Di = two;
notos = back; pteron = wing, fin. |
| Diplomystes
|
Diploos = double;
mystax = hair on the upper lip. |
| Doras
|
Doras = cuirass. |
| Doumea
|
From Doumé, a locality. |
| Duopalatinus |
Latin, duo = two + Greek, palatum, palate = roof of
the mouth |
| Eremophilus |
Greek, eremos = alone + Greek, philein = to like |
| Erethistes |
Greek, erethizo = that irritates |
| Euchilichthys |
Greek, euchilos, os, -ou = well
nourished |
| Euchiloglanis |
Greek, eu = good + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis
= a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat
fish |
| Eutropiellus
|
Eutrophia = well-fed |
| Exostoma |
Greek, exos = outside + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Farlowella
|
Named in honour
of W.G.Farlow of Harvard University. |
| Gagata
|
Velvety-black. |
| Glyptoperichthys |
Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek,peri = around + Greek,
ichthys = fish |
| Glyptosternon
|
Glyptos = carved;
sternon = breast. |
| Glyptothorax
|
With a carved breast-plate. |
| Goeldiella
|
In honour of Goeld,
(diminutive form). |
| Goslinia |
After Dr. William A. Gosline, functional morphology
of teleostean fishes; Ph. Dr. Stanford Univ., 1941 and professor
of Zoology, 1954-1971. Member of different professional associations |
| Helogenes
|
Helos = marsh;
genus = born. |
| Hemi-
|
Half. |
| Hemiancistrus
|
Half Ancistrus. |
| Hemibagrus |
Hemi-
half; bagrus-
From 'bagre', a South American name for a
catfish, but is only used for African and Asian species. |
| Hemiodontichthys
|
Hemi = half;
odon, odontos = tooth; ichthys = fish. |
| Hemidoras |
Greek, hemis = the half + Greek, dora = skin |
| Hemisorubim
|
Hemi = half;
'Suribim' = a vernucular name. |
| Hemisynodontis
|
Hemi = half;
Syn = together; odon, odontos = tooth; |
| Henonemus |
Greek, enioi, -ai, -a = sometimes, some + Greek, nema
= filament |
| Heptapterus |
Greek, epta = seven + Greek, pteron = wing, fin |
Heterobranchus
|
from the Greek heteros
meaning other; Greek, pneo = to breath (atmospheric
air) |
| Heteropneustes
|
Heteros = different;
pneustikos = of breathing. |
| Hoplosternum
|
With armed sternum,
(breast). |
| Horabagrus |
Taken from Mr. S.L.Hora, director of Zoological Survey
of India + Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex sp. |
| Hyalobagrus |
Hyalo+bagrus=3D transparent
bagrid |
| Hypancistrus |
Greek, hypo = under + Greek, agkistron = hook |
| Hypophthalmus
|
Hypo = underneath;
ophthalmos = eye. |
| Hypoptopoma
|
Hypo = underneath;
opter = pertaining to site. |
| Hypostomus
|
Hypo = underneath;stomus
= mouth.(mouth underneath) |
| Ictalurus
|
Ichthys = fish;
ailouros = cat. |
| Iheringichthys |
Because of Hermann von Ihering, 1850-1930; He arrived
in Brazil in 1880 and settled in Rio Grande as physician and naturalist.
Expert in birds, fishes and mollusc's |
| Ituglanis |
Greek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish
that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish |
Kryptopterus
|
Krypto =
hidden; pterus = fin,
(a reference to the almost invisible one-rayed dorsal fin). |
| Leiarius
|
Smooth. |
| Leiocassis
|
Smooth head. |
Lepthoplosternum
|
A thin sternum, (breast) |
| Leptodoras |
Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, doras = skin |
| Leptoglanis |
Greek, leptos = thin + Greek,
glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook;
a cat fish |
| Leyvaichthys
|
In honour of Mr.
Leyva. |
| Liobagrus |
Greek, leio = smooth + Mozarabic
bagre, Greek, pagros = a kind of fish. |
| Liosomadoras |
From the Greek leios, meaning
smooth; soma; meaning body and Doras (a genus of doradid catfishes);
in reference to the lack of bony plates on the body (when the genus
was described as a doradid). |
| Lithodoras |
Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, dora = skin |
Lophiobagrus
|
Lophia, lophos =
mane, crest; bagrus = 'Bagre' meaning catfish. |
| Lophiosilurus |
Greek, lophos = crest + Greek, silouros = cat fish |
| Loricaria
|
Coat of mail, a
corselet (bearer of armour), harness. |
| Loricariichthys
|
Loricara = harness;
ichthys = fish. |
| Luciopimelodus |
ucius =pike + greek, pimele = fat + greek, odous =
teeth |
| Malapterurus
|
Mala = soft;
pter = fin; urus = tail. |
| Mastiglanis |
Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, glanis = a fish
that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish |
| Megalancistrus |
Large Lancistrus |
| Megalechis |
Greek, megas, megalos = great + greek, echis, -eos
= viper |
| Megalodorus |
With a large helmet
(cuirass) |
| Merodontotus |
Greek, meros, -eos, -oys = thigh + Greek, odous =
teeth |
| Microglanis
|
Micro = small;
glanis = catfish. |
| Microlepidogaster
|
Small plates on
the belly. |
| Micronema
|
From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and nema, meaning
thread. In reference to the relatively small barbels |
| Microsynodontis |
Micro = small; Syn
= together; odontis = teeth.(fused tooth plates). |
| Mochokiella |
From the Latin -ella; in reference
to the small size of the fish (literally: "a small Mochokus").
|
Mystus
|
"Mystax"
meaning whiskered (hair on the upper lip) Mystus was first
used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fish with whiskers. |
| Nemadorus |
Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, dora = skin |
| Nemuroglanis |
From the Nemuro peninsula in Japan, Hokkaido + Greek,
glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook;
a cat fish |
| Neosiluroides |
Greek, neos = new + Greek, silouros = cat fish |
| Neosilurus |
Neo means "new" in
latin and "silurus" From 'silouros', a kind of
river fish. Silurus, sheetfish, catfish. According
to Lacepéde (1803) this word indicates the rapidity with which Silurus
can move its tail. |
Noturus
|
Meaning "Back
Tail" referring to the fusion of the adipose and caudal fins. |
| Olyra
|
A kind of grain. |
Ompok
|
It has been suggested
that the name is a bad reproduction of the Malay name 'limpok'.
Or from the vernucular name, 'Ompok' |
| Opsodoras
|
Ops = ear;
doras = cuirass ( helmeted) |
| Oreoglanis |
Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin, aurum
= gold + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching
the hook; a cat fish |
| Orinocodoras
|
From the Orinoco
River; doras = cuirass ( helmeted) |
Otocinclus
|
Oto = ear;
cinclus = a latticework, (an allusion to the holes in the
head in the region of the ear). |
| Oxydoras
|
Oxys = sharp;
doras = cuirass ( helmeted) |
Panaque
|
Venezuelan common
name for plecostomus. Panaque nigrolineatus
was the first described and it is from central Venezuela |
| Panaqolus
|
The name "olus"
meaning small, as in small Panaque. |
| Pangasianodon |
Pangasius + an (Greek for without)+odon (Greek for
tooth); in reference to the toothless state of the adult fish |
| Pangasius
|
Derived from the
vernucular name. |
| Paraloricaria
|
Para = beside;
loricara = harness |
| Parauchenoglanis
|
Beside (similar
to) Auchenoglanis. |
| Pardiglanis |
Greek, pardias, -ou = a fish similar to grey mullet
+ Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching
the hook; a cat fish |
| Pareuchiloglanis |
Greek, para = near + Greek, cheilo = lip + Greek,
glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook;
a cat fish |
| Pareutropius
|
Para = beside;
eutropia = well-fed. |
| Parotocinclus |
Greek, para in the side of +
greek, ous, otis = ear + Greek, kygklos, ou = a fish |
| Parakysis |
Greek, para = the side of +
Greek, kysthos = bladder |
| Parastegophilus |
Greek, para in the side of + Greek, stego, to cover
+ Greek, phileo = to like |
| Paulicea
|
From the state of
Sào Paulo. |
Peckoltia
|
Named for Snr. Gustavo
Peckolt of the Natural History Commission of Rondon. |
Perrunichthys
|
After the vernucular
name 'Bagre perruno', ichthys = fish. |
| Phracto-
|
Protected. |
| Phractocephalus
|
Protected head. |
| Phractura
|
Protected tail. |
| Phreatobius |
Greek, phreas, -atos = well, (from a) spring + Greek,
bios = alive |
| Phyllonemus |
Greek, phyhllon = leaf + Greek, nema = filament |
| Physopyxis
|
Physa = bellows;
pyxix = box. |
| Pimelodella
|
Pimel = fat;
odella = a little tooth, (a little Pimelodus) |
| Pimelodus
|
Pimel = fat;
odus = tooth. |
| Pinirampus |
Latin, pinna = fin + perhaps Old German, rampf = hook |
| Planiloricaria
|
Flat Loricaria. |
| Platydoras
|
Platys = broad;
doras = cuirass. |
| Platynematichthys |
Greek, platys = flat + Greek, nema = filament + Greek,
ichthys = fish |
| Platystacus
|
Platys = broad;
acus = needle. |
| Platystomatichthys |
Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth + Greek,
ichthys = fish |
| Platytropius |
Greek, platys = flat + Greek, tropis = keel, in reference
to the compressed body of the fish |
| Pylodictis |
Means "mud fish" in
Greek. |
| Plotosus
|
Plotos = swimming. |
| Pogonopoma |
Greek, pogon = beard + Greek, poma, -atos = cover,
operculum |
| Pseudo-
|
False |
| Pseudacanthicus
|
With false thorns. |
| Pseudecheneis |
Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, echein = to hold +
Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish |
| Pseudeutropius |
Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, eu = well + keel,
in reference to the compressed body of the fish |
| Pseudexostoma |
Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, exo = outside + Greek,
stoma = mouth |
| Pseudobagrus
|
False Bagrus. |
| Pseudodoras
|
Pseudos = fallacy;
doras = cuirass. |
| Pseudohemiodon
|
Pseudos = fallacy;
hemi = half; odon, odontos = tooth. |
| Pseudolithoxus |
Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek,
oxys = sharp |
| Pseudoloricaria
|
Pseudos = fallacy;
loricara = harness, |
| Pseudopimelodus
|
Pseudos = fallacy;
pimelodus = fatty. |
| Pseudoplatystoma
|
Pseudos = fallacy;
platys = broad; stoma = mouth. |
| Pseudostegophilus |
Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, stego = covered +
Greek, philo, philein = to like |
| Ptero-
|
Wing. |
| Pterobunocephalus |
From the Greek pteron, meaning
fin; buno = mound; cephalus = head.(with bumps
on the head) |
| Pterocryptis |
Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kryptos = hidden
|
| Pterodoras
|
Winged Doras. |
| Pterygoplichthys
|
Pterygos = wing,
fin; pleion = more; ichthys = fish. |
| Pylodictis |
Greek, pylos = mud + Greek, ichthys = fish |
| Rhamdia |
Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia |
| Rhinodoras
|
Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, dora = skin |
| Rineloricaria
|
Rhine = file;
loricara = harness. |
| Rita |
A vernacular name from Bangladesh |
| Satan |
The prince of darkness. Hube liked to name cave fishes
with diabolic names based on the idea of hell being underground
|
Schilbe
|
schérifié
(noble). It probably announces the superiority of this species for
its taste". |
| Scobinancistrus |
Latin, scobis = sawdust + Greek, agkistron = hook
|
| Scoloplax
|
A thorned plate. |
| Silurichthys
|
A fish like Silurus. |
Silurus
|
From 'silouros',
a kind of river fish. Silurus, sheetfish, catfish.
According to Lacepéde (1803) this word indicates the rapidity with
which Silurus can move its tail. |
Sorubim
|
Comes from the native
name "Sorobim" which is applied to many large Pimelodids. |
| Sorubimichthys
|
A fish like Sorubim. |
| Squaliforma |
Squalis (shark) and 'form' is a reference to the shark
like form of the fish. |
| Sturisoma
|
With a body like
a sturgeon. |
| Synodontis
|
Syn = together;
odontis = teeth.(fused tooth plates). |
| Tandanus |
A local name, tandan, in Australia |
| Tatia
|
In honour of Mr.
C. Tate Regan. |
| Trachelyichthys |
Greek, trachelos = neck + Greek, ichthys = fish. |
| Trachelyopterichthys |
From the Greek, trachelos, meaning
neck, pteron, meaning fin and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference
to the long cranial shield, giving the appearance that the dorsal
fin starts in the region of the neck area. |
| Trachelyopterus |
Greek, trachelos = neck + greek, pteron = wing, fin |
| Trachycorystes
|
Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, chorystes,
-ou = a soldier with helmet |
| Trachydoras |
Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, doras |
| Trachyglanis
|
Trachys = rough;
glanis = catfish. |
| Trichomycterus
|
Trichos = hair;
mykteros = nose. |
| Tridensimilis |
Greek, tres tria = three + Latin, dens = teeth + Latin,
simil = similar, equal |
| Trogloglanis |
Greek, trogle = hole + Greek, glanis a fish that can
eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish |
| Tympanopleura
|
Tympanon = drum;
pleura = side. |
| Uegitglanis
|
Uegit = a pool in
Uegit, Somalia + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without
touching the hook; a cat fish. This fish was found in a pool associated
with a spring |
Wallago
|
Bleeker, in 1851
took the Indian fish name 'Wallagoo', gave it generic rank, and
used it in connection with a new species. |
| Xenoclarias |
Strange Clarias. |
| Xyliphius |
Greek: xylephion, xylarion = a little piece of wood |