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| vandellia | After M. Vandelli. |
| vari | The species name varii honours the ichthyologist Richard P. Vari (1949–2016) for his outstanding contributions to the systematics of Neotropical fishes (Rhyacoglanis varii). |
| variabile/is | Variable. |
| variegatus | Variable; variously coloured. |
| variola | Named from the Latin variola, meaning smallpox, spotted, in allusion to the dark dots that cover all dorsal and ventral body surfaces. A noun in apposition. |
| velifer | From the Latin adjective velifer, meaning sail bearing (Latin velum = sail and fero = to bear). The name refers to the relatively elongate first dorsal-fin ray of this species, a diagnostic character. |
| velites | Lat. velites, plural of veles, light armed troops of the Roman army, which usually opened the fighting hurling javelins, retreating among the ranks of heavy infantry as the struggle advanced. An allusion to the relatively delicate complexion of the fish. |
| velhomonge | The specific epithet, “velhomonge”, is a reference to the Parnaíba River, commonly known as ‘Velho Monge’ (Old Monk, in English). One of the versions on the origin of this name portrays that a poet called Costa e Silva gave the river the nickname “Velho Monge” because, when seen from the city of Amarante, the confluence of Canindé River with Parnaíba River forms a landscape that, in profile, reminds the silhouette of a monk and whose foam suggests its long beard. A noun in apposition. |
| venezuelae/us | From Venezuela. |
| vermiculatus | Forming a vermiculate pattern. |
| vespa | Latin word for Wasp, due to the colour markings. |
| victoriae | From Lake Victoria, East Africa. |
| villasboas | The specific name, villasboas, (Hartia villasboas) is a patronym that honours the Orlando, Claudio and Leonardo Villas Boas brothers, three frontiersmen that led the Expedição Roncador-Xingu during the years of 1943 to 1949, with the mission to explore a wide and unknown territory of the Amazonian regions of Brazil. In 1949, the expedition reached the tablelands of the Serra do Cachimbo. One of the most important results of this expedition was the establishment of the Parque Indígena do Xingu in 1961, the first huge indigenous area in all South America. The area of the park is 26.420 km2 in the northern of Mato Grosso State and nowadays protects 14 indigenous ethnicities. A noun in apposition. |
| violaceus | The specific epithet violaceus is a Latin word and means violet-colored, in reference to the general violet body coloration of the species. |
| virescens | Greenish. |
| virgatus/ulatus | Striped. |
| virginiae | This Corydoras was named in honour of Adolfo Schwartz's wife, Virginia. |
| viridescens | From the Latin viridis, meaning green, and refering to the colour of the fish. |
| viriosus | This name is used in reference to the relatively deep, robust body and long fin spines of this species when compared to many congeners. |
| vitreolus | Means 'of glass’, in reference to the transparent appearance of this species. |
| vittata/um/us | Banded, striped. |
| voltae | From the Volta River in Africa. |
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