Etymology Pages 'R'
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rabauti
|
Named
in honour of the American collector Auguste Rabaut. |
| rachoviis |
In honour of Arthur Rachow, the German ichthyologist. |
| raimundi |
Dedicated to a Mr. Raimund. |
| ramirezi |
In Honour of Sr.Manuel Vicente Ramirez,
the Venezuelan collector. |
| raninsus |
Pertaining to frogs. |
| ranunculus |
Meaning "Tadpole" and referring
to its unusually flat head. |
regani
|
In honour of Charles Tate Regan, the English
ichthyologist. (1878-1943) |
| reisi |
The specific name reisi was given in tribute
to Roberto E. Reis, for his contribution to the neotropical Ichthyology
and primarily by his studies of species of the family Loricariidae.
Noun genitive. |
| rendahli |
Named after Rendahl |
| reticulata/us |
With a reticulated pattern, or net-like
design. |
| revelatus |
First fossil of Corydoras found
in Argentina. |
reynoldsi
|
This Corydoras species was named
in honour of Col. John N. Reynolds, U.S.A.F., who was helping to
catch fish when the type specimen was caught. |
| rheophilus |
Which lives in a stream. |
| robertsi |
Named in honour of Mr.Tyson R.Roberts of
the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. |
| robineae |
This Corydoras named in honour
of Mrs Robine Schwartz. |
robustus
|
From the Latin robustus = 'robust'
or 'strong', in reference to the dimensions of this Corydoras. |
| rochai |
Dedicated to Mr. Francisco Dias da Rocha. |
| rogersi |
In honour of Walter Rogers. |
| rondoni |
In honour of General Candino Rondon, the
Brazilian explorer. |
| rosae |
Rosy; rosy-red. |
| rostratum |
With a beak or snout. |
| rufigiensis |
From the Rufiji Basin ( Tanzania) |
| rugimentum |
Derived from the Latin ruga (crease), and
mentum (chin), in reference to the presence of unculiferous skin
ridges on the gular region. |
| rukwaensis
|
Named after the type locality, Lake Rukwa
in Tanzania |
| rutilus |
From the Latin rutilus, meaning red, a reference
to the orange fins in life and an allusion to the type locality
(Red River). An adjective. |
