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| dahli | Named after K. Dahl. |
| 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). |
| davidi | After a personal name. |
| davidsandsi | Named in honour of D.D.Sands. |
| dayi | In honour of Sir Francis Day, (1829-1889). |
| debauwi | After a personal name. |
| decorus | Elegant; decorative; becoming. |
| delphax | From the Greek delphax = ‘young pig’, alluding to its feeding behaviour. |
| dentatus | With teeth; serrated. |
| depinnai | Dedicated to Dr. Mário de Pinna. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| discus | Disc-shaped. |
| dispar | Unequal; dissimilar in appearance, (of the sexes). |
| doceanus | Refering to the river Doce, the type locality of the species (Parotocinclus doceanus). |
| dolichopterus | Long, or lengthy fins. |
| 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). |
| dumerelii | In honour of the Frenchman, Prof: A.M.C.Duméril. |
| duplicareus | From the Latin; duplicare = to duplicate, alludes to the similar colour pattern in C. duplicareus and C. adolfoi (Sands, 1995). |
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