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Etymology Pages 'F'



fallax Deceptive.
fasciatus/um Banded.
festivum
With bright colours; gaily attractive.
filamentosa/um With filament-like appendages, (on the chin, in some cases)
fisheri In honour of Fisher.
flaveolus
Golden-yellow.
flavipinnis Yellow fins.
flavus Yellow
flavitaeniatus Yellow stripes.
flexilis
Flexible; pliable.
fowleri In honour of   Dr. Henry Weed Fowler.
formosanus Previous name for Taiwan
formosa/us Beautiful; finely formed.
fossilis
Ancient.
frankei
Not a valid scientific name, but refers to Hanns-Joachim Franke, who first noticed the fish in the tanks of a Russian dealer.
frenatus Bridled.
fuelleborni
In honour of Dr. Fuelleborn, a German army surgeon.
fulvidraco fulva; means tawny, draco; means dragon
furcatus Forked.
fuscoguttatus Fuscus = dusky, dark, swarthy; guttatus = dappled, speckled, spotted.
fuscus Dark or dusky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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