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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'D'

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

 

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daguae Of the Dagua River basin, Colombia, where it is endemic (Cordylancistrus daguae).
dahli In honour of Norwegian zoologist and explorer Knut Dahl (1871-1951), who collected type (Anodontiglanis dahli).
dali The specific name (a noun in apposition) is an allusion to the Spanish artist Salvador Dali, in reference to his famously long moustache (or whisker).
damasceni Patronym not identified, probably in honour of Col. José Damasceno Nogueira, who hosted Steindachner at his home in Filomeno, Brazil, in June 1903, near type locality, (Ancistrus damasceni).
dani The specific name " dani " is in honour of Daniela Fernandes Roxo, FF Roxo's sister.
daraha A local spelling of Rio Daraá, Amazonas, Brazil, type locality (Rineloricaria daraha).
dasycephalus dasys, rough; cephalus, head, referring to the “coarsely granulated” crown of head (Cathorops dasycephalus).
daugueti In honour of Paul Dauguet (1883-?), merchant seaman and commander of le Lanessan, from which type was collected (Cryptarius daugueti).
davidi After a personal name.
davidsandsi Named in honour of English aquarist and amateur Corydoras taxonomist David Sands (b. 1951), for his “underestimated contribution to the popularisation of catfishes” (Corydoras davidsandsi).
dayi In honour of Sir Francis Day, (1829-1889).
debauwi After a personal name.
decaradiatus deci-, ten; radiatus, rayed, referring to the 10 rays in ventral fin (Trachelyichthys decaradiatus).
deckenii In honour of Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833-1865), German explorer who collected the type specimen (Chiloglanis deckeni).
decorus Elegant; decorative; becoming.
delphax From the Greek delphax = ‘young pig’, alluding to its feeding behaviour.
demerarae (Dutch: Demerary) is a historical region in the Guianas on the north coast of South America which is now part of the country of Guyana.
demantoides The specific name of demantoid, a green garnet gemstone.
dentatus With teeth; serrated.
denticulatus From the Latin denticulatus, meaning denticulate or with small teeth, a reference to the well-marked and quite numerous denticles on the posterior margin of the dorsal spine of this species (Synodontis denticulatus).
depinnai Dedicated to Dr. Mário de Pinna.
depressus depressus: referring to its “greatly depressed” body (Pterobunocephalus depressus).
desana The specific name honors the Desana, an ethnic group that inhabits the rio Tiquié basin, which is closely related linguistically andculturally to the Tukano indians, who also inhabit the rio Tiquié basin (Ribeiro 1995). A name in apposition. This name is also an allusion to the resemblance between the mimic pair C. desana and C. tukano.
deweyeri In honour of Marcel Van de Weyer, owner and founder of Aquaria-Antwerp, an aquarium-fish importer and retailer, who provided holotype (Corydoras deweyeri).
dialeukos From the Greek dialeukos, means marked with white, in reference to the white or light cream colour of the cheek. A noun in apposition.
dibrugarensis Named after its type locality, Dibrugarh.
difluviatilis The specific name difluviatilis: di– (Gr. prefix), from dýo, two; fluviatilis, Latin for “of a river,” referring to its occurrence in two major drainage basins (Paraná and São Francisco) in Brazil (Brochis difluviatilis).
dikrongensis Named for its type locality, Dikrong River. An adjective, (Glyptothorax dikrongensis).
dioctes Derived from Ancient Greek, refers to the species' hunting qualities. (Hemiarius dioctes).
diphyes From the Greek word meaning double nature which refers to the unique colour patterns observed in this species – spotted and striped.
discolor From the Latin color, color, and the prefix dis-, meaning not of the same color, in allusion to the remarkable color pattern with the second and third dark bars coalesced. A noun in apposition.
discus Disc-shaped.
dispar Unequal; dissimilar in appearance, (of the sexes).
dissidens The specific name of dissidens: disagreeing or dissident, i.e., different from the six other species described in the same paper (Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel 2001), (Hartia dissidens).
djambal Malayan and Sundanese name for this catfish (Pangasius djambal).
doceanus Refering to the river Doce, the type locality of the species (Parotocinclus doceanus).
docmak Local name for this catfish along the Lower Nile river delta, Egypt (also spelled dogmak and docmac), (Bagrus docmak).
dolicholophia dolichós, long; lophia, from lóphos, mane or crest, referring to its long pterotic-supracleithral crest or ridge (Scoloplax dolicholophia).
dolichopterus Long, or lengthy fins.
dolichurus dolichos, long; oura, tail, referring to its “very long” tail relative to others then classified in the short-tailed subfamily Bunocephalinae (Pterobunocephalus dolichurus).
doriae In honour of G. Doria , the Italian collector and zoologist.
dorsalis Drawing attention to the dorsal area.
dorsomaculatus With a spotted back, (or dorsal fin).
dumerili In honour of Bleeker’s friend August Duméril (1812-1870), herpetologist and ichthyologist, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who kindly allowed Bleeker to describe it (Tachysurus dumerili).
dunni In honour of Emmett Reid Dunn (1894-1956), “in appreciation of his studies on Colombian herpetology” (Tatia dunni).
duplicareus From the Latin; duplicare = to duplicate, alludes to the similar colour pattern in C. duplicareus and C. adolfoi (Sands, 1995).
dussumieri In honour of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, who reported on this fish from off the Malabar coast of India (Plicofillis dussumieri).
dybowskii In honour of Jean Dybowski (1856-1928), French-Polish agronomist, naturalist and explorer, who collected type (Euchilichthys dybowskii).
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