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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'M'

Species (second name: a group of organisms generally resembling each other and capable of reproduction).

 

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macanuda 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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