| Etymology Pages 'B' |
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| baderi |
Dedicated to Mr.Herbert Bader. |
| bankanensis |
From the Island of Banka, (or Bangka,) Sumatru. |
| barbatus/um |
Bearded, alluding to the bristles on the
cheeks of adult males. |
| batesi |
In honour of Bates, the English explorer
and collector. |
| bathyphilus |
From the Greek ‘bathos’ (deep)
and ‘phileos’ (love). |
| batrachus |
From ‘batrachus’, a frog; frog-like. |
| beggini |
In honour of Chris Beggin for his financial
support of this research, ethical ornamental fish
business practices, and influence on the professional development
of the first author (Baryancistrus beggini). |
belenos
|
From the Celtic mythological deity Belenos,
whose name means "the one who is shining", an allusion
to its iridescent colour in life" (Britto, 1998). |
| beni |
From the Rio Beni, in South America. |
| berdmorei |
In honour of Berdmore. |
| berneyi |
After ornithologist, F. L. Berney. |
| bicirrhis |
With two filaments, (or barbels). |
| bicolor |
Two coloured. |
| bilineatus |
With two lines |
| bimaculatus |
With two spots. |
bifasciatus
|
From the Latin bi = ‘two’
or ‘double’ and fasciatus = ‘striped’,
alluding to the 2 stripes on the body. |
| bleekeri |
Named
after Pieter Bleeker |
blochi
|
In
honour of Marcus E. Bloch, German physician and ichthyologist, (1723-1799).
In 1794 he described Cataphractus punctatus which is now
Corydoras punctatus, the type species of the genus
Corydoras. |
| bocourti |
In honour of Bocourt. |
| boehlkei |
Named in honour of Dr. James E. Böhlke. |
| boesmani |
Named in honour of Dr. Boesman. |
| bolivianus |
From Bolivia; Bolivian. |
bondi
|
This Corydoras sp.was named in honour of
the Director of Fisheries at Cape Town, Dr.Franklyn F. Bond. |
bondi coppenamensis
|
This Corydoras was named after
the Coppename River in Surinam, where it was discovered. |
borelli
|
In honour of Dr. Borell, the collector. |
boulengeri
|
In honour of George Albert Boulenger, the
Belgian ichthyologist. Born in1858, he took over Guenthers position
as Director of the Ichthyological Department at the British Museum
during the 1880's. He died in 1937. |
| brachylecis |
Derived from the Greek brachy (short), and
lekis (plate or dish), in reference to
the relatively shallow midlateral scutes. |
| branneri |
In honour of Dr. J. C. Branner, the American
naturalist. |
breei
|
This Corydoras was named in honour of Dr.
Peter Jan Hendrik van Bree. |
| brevibarbis |
With short barbels. |
| brevidorsalis |
With short dorsal |
| brevifilis |
With short filaments. |
| brevipinnis |
With short fins |
| brevirostris
|
With a short snout. |
| brevis |
Short. |
brichardi
|
In honour of Pierre Brichard, a collector
in Burundi. |
| britskii |
Dedicated to Heraldo A. Britski. |
| brunneus |
Dusky, dark, tawny. |
| buchanani |
This sp. of Glyptothorax was named in honour
of A. R. Buchanan, of the Borneo Co.Ltd., who in 1935, made a small
but valuable collection of fishes from certain rivers of N.Thailand,
from which collections had not previously been made. |
| burgessi |
Named in honour of Dr. Warren E. Burgess. |
| burmensis |
From Burma (Myanmar) |
