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.
saetiger
Name
from Latin 'saetiger' meaning bristle bearing, alluding
to the presence of whiskerlike odontodes.
saginata
Derived from the Latin
verb sagino, meaning to fatten, cram or to feast, in allusion
to the relatively deep body of this species compared to
all other congeners from the northeastern part of the
Indian subcontinent.
salmacis
From
the Greek Salmacis, named after the character of Ovid's
tale, 'The fountain of Salmacis'. In allusion to its very
subtle sexual dimorphism when compared to other Scleromystax
species.
salvini
In honour of O. Salvin.
sanchesi
Named
after Mr. Gijsbert Harry Sanches.
sandrae
The specific name,
sandrae, is in reference to Sandra J. Raredon, of the
Division of Fishes, National Museum of Natural History,
in thanks for all of her assistance to the authors, particularly
the first author, (Vari) over the course of the years
in this and many other projects.
sanga
The
specific name sanga, noun in apposition, originated from
the Castilian word "digging", was given in reference
to the location of collection of new species. Sanga is
a term used commonly in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina
for stream or small stream.
saquarema
The name saquarema
refers to the occurrence of the new species (Trichomycterus
saquarema) in the Lagoa
de Saquarema system. The word saquarema is derived from
the Tupi-Guarani, but its meaning is not clear.
saramaccensis
From
the Saramacca River in Surinam.
sarareenis
From Sararé,
a river in Brazil where this Corydoras species
was found.
saudades
The
Portuguese word saudades is used to express a deep longing
or profound melancholy attached to a person, place or
experience. It has a deeper tone and meaning than a direct
English translation and reflects the lead author’s
connection to her Brazilian heritage and her nostalgia
for field work in remote wilderness areas that yielded
these museum collections.
savorgnani
After Henri Émile
Sauvage (1842-1917) who was a French paleontologist, ichthyologist,
and herpetologist.
seducta
From
the Latin for remote or apart, is in reference to the
disjunct distribution of this species relative to the
other members of Denticetopsis.
senegali
From Senegal, Africa.
serratus
The
dorsal fin spine is finely serrated anteriorly hence the
specific name of serratus (Synodontis serratus).
sertanejo
The specifc epithet,
sertanejo, is derived from the Portuguese word for a person
from the sertão. Sertão refers to the inland
xerophitic region of north-eastern Brazil that is isolated
from urban centres and associated with the Caatinga and
the Cerrado biomes. Sertanejos are known to be shy and
elusive as well as rustic and resilient. A noun in apposition.
setepovos
The
specific name setepovos, a noun in apposition, was given
in reference to the region of occurrence of new species.
The "Seven peoples of Missions in northwestern Rio
Grande do Sul originaramse Jesuit reductions (18th century.
XVII), inhabited mainly by Guarani Indians.
schaeferi
Patronym honoring Scott
A. Schaefer, ichthyologist, Editor of Copeia, and Curator
of Fishes at the American Museum of Natural History, for
his many contributions to the field of ichthyology, and
for his
contributions to our understanding of the Loricarioidea
in particular. A noun in apposition (Lujan et al.).
schall
Derived
from the northern Egyptian arabic dialect name of this
fish, shâl, written with "sch" because
Bloch & Schneider were German speaking biologists.
schomburgki
In honour of R. Schomburgk.
schoutedeni
In
honour of Schouteden.
schreitmulleri
In honour of Wilhelm
Schreitmüller.
schultzei
In
honour of Mr. Willy 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.
serratum
The
specific name is an adjective, derived from the serrated
pectoral spine.
serratus
From the Latin; serratus
= toothed like a saw.
seussi
Dedicated
to Mr.Werner Seus.
shajii
Named for C.P. Shaji,
a fish taxonomist who significantly contributed to the
documentation of freshwater fish diversity of the Kerala
region of Western Ghats by the Kerala Forest Research
Institute (KFRI Peechi).
sharpii
In
honour of British planter, hunter and colonial administrator
in central Africa, Alfred Sharpe (1853-1935), who presented
type to the British Museum (Natural History), (Chrysichthys
sharpii).
shawi
In
honour of government quinologist (one who grows cinchona
trees for quinine, an early antimalarial) and naturalist
G. E. Shaw, who collected the type specimen.
shewellkeimi
Named for Mr. Shewell
'Bud' DeBenneville Keim, a nephew of Henry W. Fowler,
who was the first full-time curator of fishes at the Academy
of Natural Sciences from 1902-1965, for his generous support
to Academy ichthyology, including the preservation of
Fowler's legacy and the stewardships of his uncle's fishes.
siamensis
From
Siam. (Thailand).
sicula
Dagger, referring to
the short pectoral-fin spines (Erethistoides
sicula).
sidereus
From
the Latin sidereus for starry. Named because the dark
background makes the white to gold spots look like stars.
siluroides
–oides, having
the form of: Silurus, a related genus from Europe, but
in this case perhaps referring to catfishes in general
(Ompok siluroides).
similis
(Corydoras
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.
snethlageae
Description
by Steindachner in recognition of Dr. Snethlage, the collector
of the type syntypes.
sodalis
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.
spegazzini
Named
after Dr. Carlos Spegazzini , who collected it in the
Rio de Cachi in the Argentinian province of Salta , at
an altitude of 2500-2800 meters above sea level, in January
1897. (Trichomycterus spegazzinii).
spilomma
From the small dark
spots on the upper portion of the eye; noun in apposition.
spilotus
With
spots.
spilurus
From the Latin spilurus
= 'with spots on the tail'.
spinosissimus
The
most spiny.
spinosus
Spiny.
splendens
Splendid;
bright or glittering.
spondylus
The specific epithet
spondylus is in reference to the tuft of odontodes on
the trunk lateral dermal plates that resemble the thorny
projections of the bivalve mollusk known as spiny oyster.
A noun in apposition.
stappersi
After
a personal name.
steinbachi
Dedicated to Mr. J.
Steinbach - collector of the type material (Rineloricaria
steinbachi).
steindachneri
In
honour of Franz Steindachner, the Austrian ichthyologist,
(1834-1919).
stellata
The specific name stellata,
adjective of Latin origin meaning "starred",
given to the species in allusion to the dark, evident
in fins and lateral line pores.
stenocephalus
From
the Latin stenocephalus = 'narrow-headed'.
stenogrammus
Epithet is compounded
from the Greek words stenos, meaning
narrow, and gramme, meaning line. The
epithet is proposed in reference to the thin white line
along the lateral line.
stenomus
Narrow
shoulders.
stenura
From the Greek stenos,
meaning narrow, and oura, meaning tail. In reference to
the extremely narrow caudal peduncle. Used as a noun.
sterbai
In
honour of Dr Günther Sterba.
stiassnyae
Named to honour the
collector of the holotype, Melanie L. J. Stiassny (American
Museum of Natural History, New York), who has raised an
eloquent voice in conservation matters.
stocki
Dedicated
to Prof. Dr. Jan H. Stock, on occasion of his retirement,
with remembrance of and gratitude for his energetic and
enthusiastic activities as a teacher and colleague.
stomias
Named for its large
mouth; noun in apposition.
striatulus
With
elongated stripes.
striatus
Striped.
strigata
Meaning
striped.
stuarti
In honour of Dr. Laurnece
C. Stuart.
stubelii
After
a personal name.
subtilis
The specific name is
derived from the Latin subtilis (slender), referring to
its relatively long and slender body.
suia
The
specific name “suia” refers to the Suias indigenous
people who, since the 90’s, have stood out in the
fight to protect the Suiá-Missu River environment
and for recovery of their traditional lands outside the
limits of Xingu park. A noun in apposition.
sumatranus
From Sumatra.
surinamensis
From
Surinam.
suttonorum
In honour of Dr. and
Mrs Frederick A. Sutton.
swierstrai
Patronym
not identified, probably in honour of Cornelis Jacobus
Swierstra (1874-1952), a Dutch-born South African entomologist,
who, according to Jubb, Freshwater Fishes of Southern
Africa (1967), collected the type (Chiloglanis swierstrai).
sychri
In honour of Mr. Al
Sychr of Hayward, California, U.S.A. who gave the original
aquarium specimens to Dr. Weitzman to describe.
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