Etymology Pages 'S'
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| sabaji |
Named
in honour of Dr. Mark Henry Sabaj, Collection Manager of Ichthyology,
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and webmaster of the
All Catfish Species Inventory website. |
salvini
|
In
honour of O.Salvin. |
| sanchesi |
Named after Mr.Gijsbert Harry Sanches. |
| saramaccensis |
From the Saramacca River in Surinam. |
| sarareenis |
From Sararé, a river in Brazil where
this Corydoras species was found. |
| schall |
After a personal name. |
schomburgki
|
In honour of R.Schomburgk. |
| schoutedeni |
In honour of Schouteden. |
| schreitmulleri |
In honour of Wilhelm Schreitmüller. |
schultzei
|
In honour of Mr Otto Schultze. |
| schwartzi |
Named in honour of Mr.Willy Schwartz. |
| sebae |
In honour of A.Seba, a naturalist. |
| secundus |
One which follows another. |
semiaquilus
|
From the Latin semi = 'half' and
quilus = 'dark coloured', pertaining to the dark colour
on the upper body scutes on this Corydoras. |
septentrionalis
|
From the Latin septentrionalis
= 'northern', meaning that this Corydoras comes from the
northern part of South America. |
| serratus |
From the Latin; serratus = toothed
like a saw. |
| seussi |
Dedicated to Mr.Werner Seus |
| siamensis: |
From Siam. (Thailand) |
| similis |
Named for its similarity to Corydoras
ourastigma. |
| simillima |
Like LIMA. |
| simulans/atus |
Simulating to imitate. |
sipaliwini
|
From Sipilawini, a river in Surinam where
this Corydoras species was found. |
sodalis
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From the Latin sodalis = 'the companion',
meaning this Corydoras resembles Corydoras reticulatus. |
solox
|
From the Latin solox, Alluding
to the bristles on the pectoral fin spines of the adult male in
this Corydoras species. |
| spectabilis |
Remarkable. |
| spilotus |
With spots. |
| spilurus |
From the Latin spilurus = 'with
spots on the tail'. |
| spinosissimus |
The most spiny. |
| spinosus |
Spiny. |
| splendens |
Splendid; bright or glittering. |
| stappersi |
After a personal name. |
steindachneri
|
In honour of Franz Steindachner, the Austrian
ichthyologist, (1834-1919) |
| stenocephalus |
From the Latin stenocephalus =
'narrow-headed'. |
| stenomus |
Narrow shoulders. |
| sterbai |
In honour of Dr Günther Sterba. |
| striatulus: |
With elongated stripes. |
| striatus |
Striped. |
| stuarti |
In honour of Dr.Laurnece C. Stuart. |
| stubelii |
After a personal name. |
| sumatranus |
From Sumatra. |
| surinamensis |
From Surinam. |
| suttonorum |
In honour of Dr.and Mrs Frederick A.Sutton. |
sychri
|
In honour of Mr. Al Sychr of Hayward, California,
U.S.A. who gave the original aquarium specimens to Dr. Weitzman
to describe. |