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

 

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obesa/us Obese; plump.
obbesi After Obbes.
obscurus From the Latin obscurus, meaning indistinct, in reference to the uniform brown colour of the fish.
obtusirostris Obtusi=blunt; rostris= snout.
obtusis Blunt.
occidentalis Pertaining to the west; from the west.
ocellifer Bearing eye-like spots.
octocirrus Eight filaments, or barbels.
oculata/us Provided with an eye.
oguensis The specific epithet is geographic referring to the Ogowe (Ogôoué) River where the types originated.
oiapoquensis Named for the Rio Oiapoque in French Guiana were this Corydoras gets its name from.
olivaris Means "olive-coloured" in Latin.
oliveirai Named in honor of Claudio de Oliveira, from the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, campus Botucatu (SP), in recognition of his extensive contribution to the knowledge of
Neotropical fish evolution.
oncinus This catfish (Liosomadoras) named after the Jaguar cat, Panthera onca, because of its markings.
opistho- Behind, back, backward.
orca The specifc epithet is an allusion to the coloration resembling that of the orca whales (Orcinus orca). A noun in apposition.
orcesi Dedicated to Dr.Gustavo Orcés-Villagomez.
orestis A mountaineer.
orientale The new species is named Chaetostoma orientale, from the Latin orient-, oriens, orientalis, meaning eastern, from the east, of or belonging to the east, in reference to its easternmost distribution among species of the genus. An adjective in neuter form in agreement with genus gender.
orientalis Pertaining to the east; from the east (and east Africa).
orinoco From the Orinoco River, Venezuela.
ornata/um/us Ornate; decorated.
ornaticeps Ornate head.
ornatipinnis Ornate fins.
orixanthum The specific name is in reference to the distribution of the species in the Orinoco basin and its relationship to the species Megalonema xanthum.
orphnopterus From the Greek orphnos = 'dark' or 'dusky' and pteron = 'feather', 'wing' or 'fin', in reference to the black spot on the dorsal fin.
ortegai After Hernn Ortega Torres, curator of the fish Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
osteocarus From the Greek osteon = 'bone' and kara = 'head' or 'top'.
otali The specific name 'otali' is a Wayana Amerindian name meaning secret, in reference to the colouration of the species, similar to its biotope, making it difficult to observe. Wayana Amerindians live on the sides of the Upper Maroni River basin where the new species was found. A noun in apposition.
ourastigma With a spot on the tail.
oxyrhynchus From the Greek oxys = 'sharp' or 'acute' and rhynchos = 'snout', alluding to the long snout.
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