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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'B'

Species (second name: a group of organisms generally resembling each other and capable of reproduction).

 

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baderi Dedicated to Mr.Herbert Bader.
bahiensis Named for the State province of Bahia in Brazil where this species is located (Paratocinclus bahiensis).
balios From the Greek adjective balios, meaning spotted, in reference to the colour pattern of the new species formed by circular black blotches.
bankanensis From the Island of Banka, (or Bangka,) Sumatru.
barbatus/um Bearded, alluding to the bristles on the cheeks of adult males.
barbosae Cambeva barbosae is named in honour of the Brazilian ichthyologist Maria Anaïs Barbosa, for her efforts to collect and study trichomycterines from Santa Catarina.
barrae Named for the Rio São Francisco near Barra in Brazil, which is this species' type locality.
basilisko The Basilisk (from the Greek, basilisko? [= basiliskos], diminutive of basileu? [= basileus], meaning "little king") is a mythical creature known as the king of snakes, which is often represented with a crown on his head. This crown makes an allusion to the three strong ridges at the top of head of the new species. A noun in apposition.
batesi In honour of Bates, the English explorer and collector.
bathyphilus From the Greek ‘bathos’ (deep) and ‘phileos’ (love).
batrachus From ‘batrachus’, a frog; frog-like.
baudoensis From the locality of the Baudó River basin in Colombia.
beggini In honour of Chris Beggin for his financial support of this research, ethical ornamental fish business practices, and influence on the professional development of the first author (Baryancistrus beggini).
belenos From the Celtic mythological deity Belenos, whose name means "the one who is shining", an allusion to its iridescent colour in life" (Britto, 1998).
bellezaensis The epithet specific bellezaensis, It is a homage of the author (Carlos A. Ardila Rodriguez) to the municipality of beauty, Department of Santander - Colombia.
benattii The specifc name, benattii, honours the late Laert Benatti for his humanitarian work, providing fresh water from artesian wells to poor communities in Brazil. Case is genitive.
beni From the Rio Beni, in Bolivia and Peru, South America.
beninensis The specific epithet is geographic, in general reference to southern Nigeria, where the types originated (Malapterurus beninensis).
benjamini Named in honour of Marcus Benjamin, Editor of the publications of the United States National Museum.
berdmorei In honour of Berdmore.
berneyi After ornithologist, F. L. Berney.
bethanae Named after the authors daughter, Bethan Grant (Corydoras bethanae).
bicirrhis With two filaments, (or barbels).
bicolor Two coloured.
bifurcum From the Latin adjective bifurcum, meaning two-pronged, in reference to the two evertible cheek odontodes characteristic of this species.
bilineatus With two lines.
bimaculatus With two spots.
bifasciatus From the Latin bi = ‘two’ or ‘double’ and fasciatus = ‘striped’, alluding to the 2 stripes on the body.
birindellii In honour of José Luís Olivan Birindelli.
bleekeri Named after Pieter Bleeker.
blochi In honour of Marcus E. Bloch, German physician and ichthyologist, (1723-1799). In 1794 he described Cataphractus punctatus which is now Corydoras punctatus, the type species of the genus Corydoras.
bockmanni Named for Flávio A. Bockmann, in appreciation for his guidance and his contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical catfishes.
bocourti In honour of Bocourt.
boehlkei Named in honour of Dr. James E. Böhlke.
boesmani Named in honour of Dr. Boesman.
bolivianus From Bolivia; Bolivian.
bondi This Corydoras sp.was named in honour of the Director of Fisheries at Cape Town, Dr.Franklyn F. Bond.
borelli In honour of Dr. Borell, the collector.
botuvera The name botuvera is an allusion to the occurrence of the species in the municipality of Botuverá, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. This name is derived from the Tupi-Guarani, possibly meaning brilliant mountain.
boulengeri In honour of George Albert Boulenger, the Belgian ichthyologist. Born in1858, he took over Guenthers position as Director of the Ichthyological Department at the British Museum during the 1880's. He died in 1937.
brachylecis Derived from the Greek brachy (short), and lekis (plate or dish), in reference to the relatively shallow midlateral scutes.
branneri In honour of Dr. J. C. Branner, the American naturalist.
breei This Corydoras was named in honour of Dr. Peter Jan Hendrik van Bree.
brevianalis From the Latin brevis (short) and anus (here referring to the anal fin) because of the short anal fin and the low number of anal fin rays in the types of this species.
brevibarbis With short barbels.
brevicauda With short caudal.
brevidorsalis With short dorsal.
brevifilis With short filaments.
brevipinnis With short fins.
brevirostris With a short snout.
brevis Short.
brichardi In honour of Pierre Brichard, a collector in Burundi.
brittoi Corydoras brittoi is named in honour of Marcelo Ribeiro de Britto, a dear friend and mentor, for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy and systematics of the Corydoradinae. A genitive.
britzi Named for Ralf Britz, who collected some of the specimens used for the description of this species, (Eutropiichthys britzi) in recognition of his many contributions to the knowledge of diverse groups of fishes and to the fishes of Myanmar.
britskii Dedicated to Heraldo A. Britski.
brunneus Dusky, dark, tawny.
buchanani This sp. of Glyptothorax was named in honour of A. R. Buchanan, of the Borneo Co.Ltd., who in 1935, made a small but valuable collection of fishes from certain rivers of  N.Thailand, from which collections had not previously been made.
burgessi Named in honour of Dr. Warren E. Burgess.
burmensis From Burma (Myanmar).
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