Etymology Pages 'F'
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| fallax |
Deceptive. |
| fasciatus/um |
Banded. |
festivum
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With bright colours; gaily attractive. |
| filamentosa/um |
With filament-like appendages, (on the chin,
in some cases) |
| fisheri |
In honour of Fisher. |
flaveolus
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Golden-yellow. |
| flavipinnis |
Yellow fins. |
| flavus |
Yellow |
| flavitaeniatus |
Yellow stripes. |
flexilis
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Flexible; pliable. |
| fowleri |
In honour of Dr. Henry Weed Fowler. |
| formosanus |
Previous name for Taiwan |
| formosa/us |
Beautiful; finely formed. |
fossilis
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Ancient. |
frankei
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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
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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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