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| zaina | Zaina is the name given to black coat or dark brown, with little gloss given to horses or cattle. The specific name zaina, an adjective, is used in allusion to the dark brown colour of various individuals of the species and the aspect matte and velvety, given the small size of odontodes. |
| zairensis | From the Zaire River, Africa. |
| zambesensis | From the Zambesi River, Africa. |
| zammaranoi | In honour of Vittorio Tedesco Zammarano (1890–1959), Italian Army officer, zoologist, cartographer, geographer and hunter, who collected the holotype (Uegitglanis zammaranoi). |
| zanzibaricus | –icus (L.), belonging to: Zanzibar, a possible misnomer since the catfish does not occur there; perhaps name refers to general vicinity of type locality (Mombassa, Kenya) to the Zanzibar Archipelago (Synodontis zanzibaricus). |
| zawadzkii | Named for Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki, professor at Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, in recognition of his dedication and remarkable contributions to the study of the family Loricariidae. |
| zebra | Referring to the stripes. |
| zonatum/us | Belted or girdled, referring to yellow and brown bands on body. |
| zuanoni | In honour of Jansen Zuanon, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, for his contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical ichthyology; also, he was the first ichthyologist to collect and identify this species as new (Spectracanthicus zuanoni). |
| zuloagai | In honour of Venezuelan geologist Guillermo Zuloaga (1904–1984), assistant chief of exploration, Standard Oil Co. of Venezuela, who was largely responsible for inviting Schultz to study the fishes of the Maracaibo Basin (Doraops zuloagai). |
| zungaro | Comes from the native name "Zungaro" which is applied to many large pimelodids. |
| zygatus | From the Greek zygados = 'team' or 'pair', possibly alluding to the close resemblance to Corydoras rabauti. |
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