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Genus Names A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| pachynema | Pachy= thick, nema= thread. |
| pacifici | Name refers to its endemic distribution in the coastal rivers draining the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia; noun in apposition (Cruciglanis pacifici). |
| paleatus | With dappled markings. |
| pallidimaculatus | Referring to the bright spots on the body (Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus). |
| pallidus | Named for its very pale colouration (Zaireichthys pallidus). |
| palmeri | In honour of Palmer. |
| panamense/is | From Panama. |
| panda | 'Panda' alludes to the colour pattern of this Corydoras which resembles the Giant Panda of China. |
| pantanalensis | From the Pantanal, a water system in Brazil and Bolivia where the species was found. |
| pankimpuju | This loricariid is named after the white colour of the type specimens, from ‘pankim’ meaning beautiful and ‘puju’ meaning white in the language of the Aguaruna people indigenous to northern Peru. |
| papillatus | From the Latin papillatus, with buds, in reference to the numerous short, papillae like mental barbels. |
| papuensis | Named for the Papua Province and Papua New Guinea where the species is located. |
| paragua | Named after the Río Paragua, a River in Bolivia where the species was found. |
| paraguayensis | Coming from Paraguay. |
| parahybae | From the Rio Parahyba, Brazil. |
| parallelus | This Corydoras species was named because of the major colour feature - the parallel horizontal stripes on the sides. |
| parananus | Originating from the Rio Paraná, Brazil. |
| paranensis | The specific name, paranensis, is an adjective in reference to the occurrence of the species in the upper Rio Paraná basin. |
| parva | Small. |
| parvipinnis | Small fins. |
| pastazensis | From the Rio Pastaza. |
| patronus | Named for good fathers. Patronus is Latin for protector or defender and is derived from pater for father. Males of this genus guard their nests and protect their young until they are fairly large. With their cheek odontodes everted, males can block off nests and potentially injure predators. |
| paucerna | Named for the river this Corydoras comes from, the Rio Paucerna. |
| paucimaculatus | Few spots. |
| pauciradiatus | With few (fin) rays (6 rays in dorsal). |
| paucus | From the latin for few or less, in reference to its fewer gill rakers and smaller eye as compared to Neoarias midgleyorum. |
| pavanelliae | Corydoras pavanelliae is named in honour of Carla Simone Pavanelli, advisor of the first author and dear friend, for her extensive contributions to the knowledge of the ecology and taxonomy of the Neotropical fishes. A genitive. |
| paynei | Mochokiella paynei was named after its discoverer, Dr. Payne, in a rain forest creek in Sierra Leone. |
| pectegenitor | Derived from the Latin pecten (quill) and genitor (father), in reference to the hypertrophied odontodes of the snout, pectoral spine and evertible cheek plates, and the fact that one presumably adult male was collected while caring large brood of young. |
| pectinifrons | With a comb on the forehead, (probably refers to the toothed dorsal fin spine). |
| pectoralis | Referring to the long pectoral fins in adult fish. |
| pellegrini | In honour of the French ichthyologist Dr. Jacques Pellegrin, born 1873. |
| pellucidia | Transparent. |
| pemon | The species name, pemon, is in reference to the Pemon, an Amerindian tribe whose traditional territories included the area of the type locality (Cetopsidium pemon). |
| peruanus | Belonging to Peru. |
| perugiae | Named after Albert Perugia, an Ichthyologist from Triest. |
| pestai | Dedicated to Dr.Otto Pesta. |
| petenensis | From Lake Peten, in Guatemala. |
| petracinii | Dedicated to Roberto Petracini; Argentine fishkeeper, who for decades has been contributing to the development, knowledge and diffusion of Argentinean and South (and Central) American fishkeeping hobby. |
| petricola | A dweller among rocks. |
| phaiosoma | Dark or dusky body. |
| phlyzakion | Species name from the Greek phlyzakion, meaning blister (Jaeger, 1950), alluding to the abundant pores on the ventral surface of body. A noun in apposition. |
| phreatophila | Meaning attracted to or living in a well. This refers to the specimen's place of residence, which is either a cave or a natural well (aquifer). |
| pictus | Painted. |
| pijao | Dedicated the native aborigine in the department of Tólima, who would rather die than to submit to the Spanish monarchy. |
| pilosus | Rhinotocinclus pilosus from the Latin pilosus, meaning hairy, in allusion to the dense cover of hyperthrophied odontodes typical of the species. An adjective. |
| pinheiroi | Dedicated to Mr.Mario Pinheiro. |
| pinnimaculatus | Spotted fins. |
| pintado | The Spanish word pintado means spotted or with points. People living in the area of Paso de Averías, on the Cebollatí River, use the name pintado as the common name for the species. Hence, we apply this name as a noun in apposition. |
| piperata | piper (lat.) - pepper, because of the fine pigmentation of the body. |
| pirarara | Refers to the species' reddish fins (this is also the Brazilian common name the red tail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus); "Assacu" is a common name for the Amazon tree Hura crepitans, which has bark covered with conical spines. |
| piribebuy | After the river of the same name, a tributary to the Rio Manduvira, Rio Paraguay basin. |
| planiceps | Flat head. |
| platycephalus | Flat (broad or wide) head. |
| platypogonoides | With the appearance of a flat beard. |
| platyrhynchos | Flat snout. |
| plecostomus | Plaited mouth (folded mouth). |
| pleurotaenia | With stripes on the sides. |
| poecilopterus | With mottled or variegated fins. |
| poecilus | From the Greek, poikilos = variecoloured, pied, mottled, spotted. |
| polli | In honour of Dr.Max Poll, ichthyologist. |
| polyodon | Many teeth. |
| polystictus | From the Greek poly = 'many' and stiktos = 'spotted', alluding to the small spots on this species. |
| polystigma | Many spots. |
| portellus | From the Latin portella, the diminitive form of porta, meaning door. The name is used as a noun and alludes to the relatively small mouth of this species (Akysis portellus). |
| potaroensis | From Potario a river in Guyana. |
| prashadi | Named after the Indian ichthyologist, Dr. B. Prashad. |
| pretoriae | A reference to Pretoria in South Africa. |
| prionotos | From the Greek prionotos = 'jagged' or 'serrated', alluding to the medial border of the pectoral fin spine. |
| psamathos | The specific epithet “psamathos” refers to Psamathos Psamathides, the oldest wizard among the Psamathists, the sand sorcerers, a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his book Roverandom. The name derives from the Greek psammos, which means sand. The name alludes to the sand-dwelling behavior of the new species. A noun in apposition. |
| psammatides | Named after "Psammatos psammatides", the sand sorcerer, a characer of the J.R.R. Tolkien's book "Roverandom", from the Greek psammos, meaning sand, and ides, meaning son of. In allusion to the sand-dwelling behavior of the species. |
| pulcher | From the Latin pulcher ='beautiful', alluding to the attractive colour pattern. |
| punctatus/um | From the Latin punctatus = 'spotted'. |
| punctifer | Carrying small dots. |
| putumayoensis | The epithet specific putumayoensis, is a tribute from the author to the Department of Putumayo. |
| pygmaes | From the Latin pygmaeus = 'dwarf', alluding to its small size. |
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