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| yanesha | The specific name honours the Yanesha, or Amuesha, indigenous community, who occupy territories along the species' distribution. Yanesha literally translates to “we, the people” and the community is known for its strength, resilience and resilience in the face of various challenges throughout Peru’s history (Ancistrus yanesha). |
| yangambianus | From Gambia, Africa. |
| yariguies | The name yariguies honours the exterminated indigenous group that inhabited the Río Cascajales drainage. Used as a noun in apposition. |
| yarrelli | Named for fellow zoologist and friend of the author William Yarrell (1784-1856) (Bagarius yarrelli). |
| yudja | Named after the Yudjá (also known as Juruna), a group of indigenous people from Volta Grande do Xingu. In the Tupi language, Yudjá means “the river owners”. This ethnic group has an intimate relationship with the Xingu, being pioneers in navigation on the turbulent, rocky-bottomed waters of this river. Hypancistrus yudja is restricted to the Yudjá territory and was a source of income for the indigenous ornamental fishermen who dove below 15 m to catch specimens for the aquarium trade. Both the Yudjá people and H. yudja are struggling to survive the environmental impacts of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex on Volta Grande do Xingu, and their fate is connected and deeply threatened, (Hypancistrus yudja). |
| yunnanensis | –ensis, suffix denoting place: western Yunnan Province, China, type locality (Amblyceps yunnanensis). |
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