Bearded,
alluding to the bristles on the cheeks of adult males.
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 Corydoraspunctatus, the type
species of the genus Corydoras.
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.
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.
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