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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'E'

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

 

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eddsi This species (Pseudecheneis eddsi) is named after David Edds, who collected part of the type series and in honour of his work on Nepalese fishes.
eburneensis From a geographical locality.
edentatus Name refers to the lack of teeth (Hypophthalmus edentatus).
ehrhardti Named in honour of W.W.Erdhardt.
eigenmanni In honour of Dr.Carl H.Eigenmann, Professor of Ichthyology in Indiana (1863-1927).
electricus Electrical.
elegans Elegant, or nice.
eleutherus Meaning free, referring to the incomplete fusion of the posterior portion of the adipose fin to the body.
ellisae Dedicated to Mrs Marion Durbin Ellis.
elongatus/um Named for the elongated general shape of the body, particularly marked at the tip of snout, caudal peduncle, and caudal fin.
emarginatus/a With a margin.
enigmatica From the Latin name 'enigmatica' = baffling or inexplicable, for the unexpected discovery, obscure relationships and origin.
enfurnado From Gruna do Enfurnado, the name of the type locality, meaning shut, hidden, or isolated in a cave or cavern.
ephippifer From the Latin ephippos =‘mounted as though on a horse’!
eques From ‘eques’, a horse.
ericius From the Latin, ericius, for hedgehog in reference to the many sharp odontodes on the keels.
eschwartzae Named for Ms. Eugenia Schwartz, an artist and benefactor whose generous support through the Coypu Foundation made this research possible (Andeancistrus eschwartzae).
esperanzae Named in honour of Esparanza Rocha.
euptera/us Good fins.
eurycephalus From the Greek, eurys = broad, wide; kephale = head.
evansii In honour of Evans.
evelynae In honour of Mrs. Evelyne Axelrod.
eversi In honour of Hans-Georg Evers.
exilis Slim or slender, pertaining to the slim humeral process.
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