Named after the word
‘macanuda’, a regional adjective to describe
a ’large and strong’ person, referring to
the species being the largest of the genus.
machadoi
Named
for Antonio Machado-Allison, in recognition of his lifelong
dedication and contributions to Neotropical ichthyology.
maclareni
Named in memory of
Peter Ian Rupert MacLaren (ca. 1919-1956), who used his
position as Fisheries Development Officer of Nigeria to
collect fishes for the British Museum, including type
specimen of this catfish (from Cameroon) in 1948. He died
from wounds inflicted by a crocodile in what is now Zambia.
maclurei
Corydoras
maclurei is named in honour of Robert “Rob”
McLure, dear friend and renowned Corydoradinae breeder.
Rob has been the main English-language reviewer of the
first author’s publications, in addition to providing
valuable information and live photos of several species
of Corydoradinae. A genitive noun.
macracanthus
Large
spined.
maculatus
Spotted.
maculosus
Spotted; speckled.
macrocephala
The
specific name of macrocephala: macro-, large; cephala,
head, referring to larger head compared to Imparfinis
nemacheir, its presumed congener at the time (Pimelodella
macrocephala).
macrocephalus
The
species is named macrocephalus for its large head: macro-
(large) and cephalus (head) - (Cnidoglanis macrocephalus).
macrodon
Large teeth.
macrops
Large
appearance.
macropterus
Large wing, (referring
to the fins).
macrophthalmus
Specific
name is derived from the Greek makrós (large) and
ophthalmós (eye), an uncommon condition among species
of Trichomycterus.
macrostigma
Large spots.
macrostoma
From
the Greek makros, meaning long and stoma, meaning mouth;
in reference to the size of the mouth.
maculicauda
Spotted tail.
maculifer
Carrying
spots.
maculippinis
Spotted fins.
madeirensis
From
a geographical locality.
magdalenae/atum
From the Magdalena
River, South America.
magna
Great,
being the largest known species of the genus.
major
Larger; senior to another.
malabarbai
The
specific name honours Luiz Roberto Malabarba for his active
contribution to the knowledge of the Neotropical ichthyofauna.
malabarensis
Named for the older
name for the region of northern Kerala, (‘Malabar’)
in which this species occurs (Glyptothorax malabarensis).
malabaricus
From
the Malabar coast, India.
malayensis
From Malaya.
mamore
From
the Rio Mamore for this Corydoras species.
mancoi
For
the Inca Ayar Manco, coloniser of Cuzco, the “Moses
of the Peruvian Indians”, who, about 1100 A.D. led
the exodus from Tampu-tocco.” (Eigenmann & Allen,
1942).
mandibularis
From
the Latin "mandibula" (lower jaw), probably
refering to the rather well developed mandibular barbels.
manillensis
The
specific name for Arius manillensis found in
the area around Manila, The Philippines.
maracaya
The
specific name maracaya (also mbaracaya) is a Tupi-Guarani
Amerindian name for the margay wild cat (Leopardus
wiedii), an allusion both to the blotched pigmentation
pattern of this species and its predatory habits on vertebrates
(tadpoles), (Trichomycterus maracaya).
marapoama
The specific epithet
marapoama is in reference to the county of the city in
which the new species was collected. It is treated as
a noun in apposition.
marcapatae
Named
for the type locality of this Ancistrus; Marcapata
Valley, E. Peru.
marginatum
Provided with a margin
(edge).
marginalis
The
specific name of marginalis from the Latin margo,
meaning margin, and -alis, in allusion to the distribution
of the species in the northern margin of the Brazilian
Shield. An adjective.
margaritatus
The specific epithet
is Latin for “adorned with pearls,” referring
to the dense white spots on the body.
mariae
After
a personal name.
marmoratus
Marbled; mottled.
marthae
(1)
In
honour of Martha Ruth Myers, wife of Dr.G.S. Myers.
marthae
(2)
In honour of Martha
Elizabeth Sands.
maydeni
Named
for Richard L. Mayden in recognition of his work on species
concepts and his contributions to ichthyology, particularly
the systematics and biology of central highland fishes.
mediadiposalis
–alis, adjectival
suffix: media-, middle, presumably referring to high and
long adipose fin centered on back between dorsal and caudal
fins (Liobagrus mediadiposalis).
meesi
In
honour of Dr.G. Mees of the Leiden Natural History Museum,
Germany.
megalopteryx
From the Greek megale,
meaning large, and pteryx, meaning wing or fin, alluding
to its large pectoral fin.
megistus
Probably
latinised form of the ancient Greek word megistos, which
means “the greatest”.
melanistius
From the Greek melan
= 'black' and histion = 'sail', alluding to the
dorsal fin.
melanocheilus
melanos,
black; cheilos, lip, referring to black, large lower lip
of nuptial males (Loricariichthys melanocheilus).
melanogaster
Black belly.
melanotaenia
From
the Greek melan = 'black' and the Latin taenia
= ribbon, fillet , tapeworm.
melas
Black.
melini
Named
in honour of Dr. Douglas Melin.
membranaceus
Refers to the presence
of a membrane on the barbels of this Synodontis.
menezesi
The
specific name, menezesi, is in honour of Dr.
Rui Simões de Menezes, Universidade Federal do
Ceará, Brazil, in recognition to his studies of
the life history of freshwater fishes of northeastern
Brazil.
mephisto
The epithet “mephisto”
refers to the shortened name of Mephistopheles, demon
from the German folklore. Mephistopheles comes from the
Greek by the combination of three words: (me), a negation,
(phos), meaning light, and (philis), meaning loving, literally
“not-light-loving”, or the one who does not
love the light, making allusion to the subterranean behavior
of the new species. A noun in apposition.
merevari
Ye-kuana
name for the Caura River, Bolívar State, Venezuela,
type locality (Harttia merevari).
mesembrinus
Southern, the southern-most
of all Hara (now Erethistes) species.
metae
From
the River (Rio) Meta, South America (Colombia).
metaense
The specific name refers
to the type locality, Meta River, a tributary of the Orinoco
River in Colombia and Venezuela.
micracanthus
From
the Greek; mikros = small; akantha = thorn,
prickle.
microcphalus
From the Greek, mikros
= small; galaeus = helmet.
microgalaeus
Small
head.
microlepidogaster
Small scales on the
belly.
micromaculatus
From
the Greek, mikros = small; maculatus;
spotted.
micropunctatus
From the Greek, mikros
= small. From the Latin
punctatus = 'spotted'.
microps
Small
appearance.
midgleyi
Named after Midgley.
microstomus
Small
mouth.
militaris
Soldier or war-like,
presumably referring to long dorsal spine, serrated on
both sides (Ageneiosus militaris).
mimulus
Specific
name derived from a Latin word, mimulus, diminutive of
minus, meaning actor, given with reference to the mimicry
in colour pattern with Corydoras diphyes.
minut(sculus)es
Minute, known for its
small size.
mishky
Quichua
word for sweet, in memory of Patricia Garcia Tartalo,
friend and student, who died tragically in February 2006
(Imparfinis mishky).
misionera
Refers to Misiones,
the Argentinian Province containing the type locality.
miurus
miurus
meaning curtailed, probably referring to the short
appearance of this fish (Noturus).
mojicai
The epithet specific
mojicai, is a tribute to the Doctor José Iván
Mojica, Director of the Museum of Ichthyology of the Institute
of natural sciences of the National University of Colombia
- Bogotá, for his contributions to the knowledge
of the Colombian Ichthyology.
moijiri
The
specific epithet moijiri (Spinipterus moiijri)
comes from Moijiri; this species is known among the Paumari
Indians that inhabit the Río Tapauá, Purus
basin. The meaning of the word Moijiri is unknown so far.
The Paumari language belongs to the Arawa linguistic group.
moli
Named after Dr. Jan
Mol for his contributions to the knowledge of Suriname’s
fishes.
mollespiculum
Named
for its soft, flexible dorsal spine.
monkei
In honour of Dr. H.
Monke, who collected the type specimen (Parauchenoglanis
monkei).
monsembulai
Named
in honour of Raoul Monsembula Iyaba (professor of biology,
University of Kinshasa) for collecting the type series
of this species, and in recognition of his substantial
contributions to central African ichthyology.
morrowi
For William Morrow,
who collected this fish.
msirii
The
species name is dedicated to King Mwenda Msiri Ngelengwa
(1830-1891); he founded and ruled the Yeke Kingdom of
south-east Katanga, now DRC, from about 1856 to 1891 and
was murdered for resisting Belgian colonial rule in his
area; it is dedicated to the King Msiri in acknowledgement
and in honour of his service and defence of the integrity
of his people (Chiloglanis msirii).
mucosus
Latin, mucosa, mucosus
= mucous. This refers to the numerous large pores under
the lower jaw, which Vallant refered to as mucous pores
(but are sensory pores).
multitaeniatus
Referring
to the origin of the type material of this species, collected
in the Cameroons.
multimaculatus
From the Latin multi
= 'many', and maculatus = 'spotted', alluding
to the many spots on the specimen.
multifasciatus
Many
banded.
multipunctatus
Many Spotted.
multiradiatus
Many
(fin) rays.
munduruku
Named after the Munduruku,
a large indigenous group inhabiting a large part of the
southwestern Para' State along the Rio Tapajo's until
the Rio Madeira in the Amazon State and the northern part
of the Mato Grosso State in Brasil. The Munduruku people
are well known for being powerful warriors and great strategists,
and in recent years they have drawn much attention for
the fight against the hydroelectric dams in the Xingu
and the ones planned in the Tapajo's Rivers.
muricata
From
the Latin adjective muricata, meaning spiny (like a murex),
in reference to its elongate dorsal and pectoral-fin spines.
murinus
murinus; meaning mouse
gray and refers to its colour.
mystus
"Mystax"
meaning whiskered. Mystus was first used by Belon
in 1553 to describe all fish with whiskers.
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