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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'P'

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

 

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pachynema Pachy= thick, nema= thread.
pacifici Name refers to its endemic distribution in the coastal rivers draining the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia; noun in apposition (Cruciglanis pacifici).
paleatus With dappled markings.
pallidimaculatus Referring to the bright spots on the body (Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus).
pallidus Named for its very pale colouration (Zaireichthys pallidus).
palmeri In honour of Palmer.
panamense/is From Panama.
panara The specific name, panara, (Harttia panara) is a patronym that honours the Panará Indians, also called Krenakore, Kreen-Akore or Krenhakore. They call themselves Panará, which means human being or “gente” or “seres humanos” in Portuguese. In the beginning of the 20th century, they were considered extinct. In 1950, however, during the Villas Boas Brothers expedition to the Serra do Cachimbo region, the Panarás were spotted again. Only in 1969 was a tentative contact of the Panarás initiated and, in 1972, Orlando and Claudio Villas Boas established the first contact with them in the region of Serra do Cachimbo. In 1973, when the Cuiabá-Santarém highway (BR- 163) began to be built, crossing through their territory, they were removed to the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Finally, in 1995 they recovered the right to live in part of their original territory in Southern Pará State. A noun in apposition.
panda 'Panda' alludes to the colour pattern of this Corydoras which resembles the Giant Panda of China.
paratus Latin for prepared or equipped, apparently a key word in the family motto of T. G. Fraser (Natal Parks, Game and Fish Preservation Board), “whose enthusiastic efforts have brought in much useful material” (Chiloglanis paratus).
pantanalensis From the Pantanal, a water system in Brazil and Bolivia where the species was found.
pantherinus panther-like, referring to spotted body and fins (often dark spots on a white, pink or yellow body), (Parauchenoglanis pantherinus).
pankimpuju This loricariid is named after the white colour of the type specimens, from ‘pankim’ meaning beautiful and ‘puju’ meaning white in the language of the Aguaruna people indigenous to northern Peru.
papillatus From the Latin papillatus, with buds, in reference to the numerous short, papillae like mental barbels.
papillosa Name from Latin word 'papillosa'” referring to numerous elongated papillae on the lower lip of specimens examined (Cheilonimata papillosa).
papuensis Named for the Papua Province and Papua New Guinea where the species is located.
paragua Named after the Río Paragua, a River in Bolivia where the species was found.
paraguayensis Coming from Paraguay.
parahybae From the Rio Parahyba, Brazil.
parallelus This Corydoras species was named because of the major colour feature - the parallel horizontal stripes on the sides.
parananus Originating from the Rio Paraná, Brazil.
paranensis The specific name, paranensis, is an adjective in reference to the occurrence of the species in the upper Rio Paraná basin.
pardalis Like a leopard, referring to reticulated or spotted pattern on head and back (Ageneiosus pardalis).
parkeri In honour of Traill’s friend Charles Stewart Parker (1800-1868), British merchant who “favoured” the author with a drawing of the catfish and its skin (Sciades parkeri).
parva Small.
parvipinnis Small fins.
pastazensis From the Rio Pastaza.
patiae Of Río Patia, Pacific slope of southwestern Colombia, elevation 915 m, the type locality (Chaetostoma patiae).
patrator Latin for achiever or accomplisher, referring to how the discovery of this species closed a “significant gap” in the geographic distribution of the genus (Akysis patrator).
patronus Named for good fathers. Patronus is Latin for protector or defender and is derived from pater for father.
paucerna Named for the river this Corydoras comes from, the Rio Paucerna.
paucimaculatus Few spots.
pauciradiatus With few (fin) rays (6 rays in dorsal).
paucus From the latin for few or less, in reference to its fewer gill rakers and smaller eye as compared to Neoarias midgleyi.
paulensis –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: São Paulo, Brazil, type locality (Pseudostegophilus paulensis).
pavanelliae Corydoras pavanelliae is named in honour of Carla Simone Pavanelli, advisor of the first author and dear friend, for her extensive contributions to the knowledge of the ecology and taxonomy of the Neotropical fishes. A genitive.
paynei Mochokiella paynei was named after its discoverer, Dr. Payne, in a rain forest creek in Sierra Leone.
pectegenitor Derived from the Latin pecten (quill) and genitor (father), in reference to the hypertrophied odontodes of the snout, pectoral spine and evertible cheek plates, and the fact that one presumably adult male was collected while caring large brood of young.
pectinata Specific name from the Latin pectinata, meaning arranged as a comb, in reference to the comb-like appearance of the anteriorly-directed serrae on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine.
pectinifrons With a comb on the forehead, (probably refers to the toothed dorsal fin spine).
pectoralis Referring to the long pectoral fins in adult fish.
pellegrini In honour of the French ichthyologist Dr. Jacques Pellegrin, born 1873.
pellucidia Transparent.
peloichthys pelos, mud, “living in very muddy bottoms with much vegetable debris”; ichthys, fish (Trachelyopterus peloichthys).
pemon The species name, pemon, is in reference to the Pemon, an Amerindian tribe whose traditional territories included the area of the type locality (Cetopsidium pemon).
peruanus Belonging to Peru.
perugiae Named after Albert Perugia, an Ichthyologist from Triest.
pestai Dedicated to Dr.Otto Pesta.
petenensis From Lake Peten, in Guatemala.
petracinii Dedicated to Roberto Petracini; Argentine fishkeeper, who for decades has been contributing to the development, knowledge and diffusion of Argentinean and South (and Central) American fishkeeping hobby.
petricola A dweller among rocks.
phaiosoma Dark or dusky body.
phlyzakion Species name from the Greek phlyzakion, meaning blister (Jaeger, 1950), alluding to the abundant pores on the ventral surface of body. A noun in apposition.
phoxocephala phoxos, tapered; cephala, head, referring to its long, pointed head (Rineloricaria phoxocephala).
phreatophila Meaning attracted to or living in a well. This refers to the specimen's place of residence, which is either a cave or a natural well (aquifer).
phrygiatus Embroidered, referring to the latero-sensory canals, “which form a sort of embroidery pleasant to the eye” (translation), (Notarius phrygiatus).
pictus Painted.
pijao Dedicated the native aborigine in the department of Tólima, who would rather die than to submit to the Spanish monarchy.
pilosus Rhinotocinclus pilosus from the Latin pilosus, meaning hairy, in allusion to the dense cover of hyperthrophied odontodes typical of the species. An adjective.
pinheiroi Dedicated to Mr.Mario Pinheiro.
pinnimaculatus pinnis, fin; maculatus, spotted, referring to oval blackish spot on anal, ventral and caudal fins (Bagre pinnimaculatus).
pintado The Spanish word pintado means spotted or with points. People living in the area of Paso de Averías, on the Cebollatí River, use the name pintado as the common name for the species. Hence, we apply this name as a noun in apposition.
piperata piper (lat.) - pepper, because of the fine pigmentation of the body.
pirarara Refers to the species' reddish fins (this is also the Brazilian common name the red tail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus); "Assacu" is a common name for the Amazon tree Hura crepitans, which has bark covered with conical spines.
piresi In honour of Miranda Ribeiro’s good friend Antenor Pires, taxidermist on expedition that collected type (Tocantinsia piresi).
piribebuy After the river of the same name, a tributary to the Rio Manduvira, Rio Paraguay basin.
planiceps Flat head.
platana/um –ana, belonging to: referring to Río de la Plata, Argentina, type locality (Bergiaria platana, Megalonema platanum).
platicirris platys, flat; cirrus, curl or tendril, referring to flattened (not round) maxillary barbels (Pimelodus platicirris).
platynema/um Flat-threaded, from platýs, flat;, thread or yarn, referring to flattened, band-like maxillary and mental barbels (Brachyplatystoma platynema).
platystomus platys, wide; stomus, mouth, width of gape of mouth 4/7 length of head (Plicofollis platystoma).
platycephalus Flat (broad or wide) head.
platychir platy, flat or broad; cheiros, hand, referring to broad, fan-like pectoral-fin rays (Amphilius platychir).
platymetopon platys, broad; metopon, forehead, referring to the broad interorbital area (Loricariichthys platymetopon).
platypogonoides With the appearance of a flat beard.
platyrhynchos Flat snout.
platyura platy, flat or broad; oura, tail, allusion not explained nor evident; upper plates of tail are described as “truncate behind” (translation), (Rineloricaria platyura).
plecostomus Plaited mouth (folded mouth).
pleurotaenia With stripes on the sides.
pluriradiatus pluri-, more; radiatus, rayed, having more dorsal-fin rays than other species of Macrones (a catch-all genus of Indian bagrids, now a synonym of Sperata) known at the time (Hemibagrus pluriradiatus).
poeciloptera/us With mottled or variegated fins.
poecilus From the Greek, poikilos = variecoloured, pied, mottled, spotted.
polli In honour of Dr.Max Poll, ichthyologist.
polyodon Many teeth.
polystictus/um From the Greek poly = 'many' and stiktos  = 'spotted', alluding to the small spots on this species.
polystigma Many spots.
populi The species name populi, genitive of the Latin noun populus = people, honours the invaluable contributions made by interested members of the public in the southern Indian state of Kerala, helping to document the biodiversity of subterranean and groundwater systems, including the discovery of this new species (Horaglanis populi).
portellus From the Latin portella, the diminitive form of porta, meaning door. The name is used as a noun and alludes to the relatively small mouth of this species (Akysis portellus).
potaroense From Potario a river in Guyana.
pradai In honour of Saul Prada Pedreros, president of the Colombian Association of Ichthyologists (ACICTIOS), which has greatly contributed to the knowledge of Colombian ichthyology (Astroblepus pradai).
praecox Latin for precocious or premature, referring to small size at sexual maturity (up to 52.9 mm SL), (Denticetopsis praecox).
praestigiosa Latin for “full of deceitful tricks,” referring to confusion surrounding its identity (previously identified under three different names), (Olyra praestigiosa).
prashadi Named after the Indian ichthyologist, Dr. B. Prashad.
prateri In honour of Stanley Henry Prater (1890-1960), curator, Bombay Natural History Society, for helping Hora procure fresh material of Indian fishes for his studies (Clupisoma prateri).
pratti In honour of naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt (1852-1924), who collected type (Tachysurus pratti).
pretoriae A reference to Pretoria in South Africa.
prionotos From the Greek prionotos = 'jagged' or 'serrated', alluding to the medial border of the pectoral fin spine.
proops pro-, before; ops, eye, referring to the eye nearer to snout than to preopercle, compared to Bagrus mesops (= S. herzbergii), on which eye is midway between snout and preopercle (Sciades proops).
proximus Near, referring to its “outward resemblance” to Arius australis (=Neoarius graeffei), (Pararius proximus).
psamathos The specific epithet “psamathos” refers to Psamathos Psamathides, the oldest wizard among the Psamathists, the sand sorcerers, a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his book Roverandom. The name derives from the Greek psammos, which means sand. The name alludes to the sand-dwelling behavior of the new species. A noun in apposition.
psammatides Named after "Psammatos psammatides", the sand sorcerer, a characer of the J.R.R. Tolkien's book "Roverandom", from the Greek psammos, meaning sand, and ides, meaning son of. In allusion to the sand-dwelling behavior of the species.
pulcher From the Latin pulcher ='beautiful', alluding to the attractive colour pattern.
punctatus/um From the Latin punctatus = 'spotted'.
punctifer Carrying small dots.
pusillus Very small, presumably referring to size.
putumayoensis The epithet specific putumayoensis, is a tribute from the author to the Department of Putumayo.
pygmaes From the Latin pygmaeus = 'dwarf', alluding to its small size.
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