Of the Dagua River
basin, Colombia, where it is endemic (Cordylancistrus
daguae).
dahli
In
honour of Norwegian zoologist and explorer Knut Dahl (1871-1951),
who collected type (Anodontiglanisdahli).
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).
dani
The
specific name " dani " is in honour of Daniela
Fernandes Roxo, FF Roxo's sister.
daraha
A local spelling of
Rio Daraá, Amazonas, Brazil, type locality (Rineloricaria
daraha).
dasycephalus
dasys,
rough; cephalus, head, referring to the “coarsely
granulated” crown of head (Cathorops dasycephalus).
daugueti
In
honour of Paul Dauguet (1883-?), merchant seaman and commander
of le Lanessan, from which type was collected (Cryptarius
daugueti).
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.
decaradiatus
deci-, ten; radiatus,
rayed, referring to the 10 rays in ventral fin (Trachelyichthys
decaradiatus).
deckenii
In
honour of Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833-1865), German
explorer who collected the type specimen (Chiloglanis
deckeni).
decorus
Elegant; decorative;
becoming.
delphax
From
the Greek delphax = young pig, alluding
to its feeding behaviour.
demerarae
(Dutch: Demerary) is
a historical region in the Guianas on the north coast
of South America which is now part of the country of Guyana.
demantoides
The
specific name of demantoid, a green garnet gemstone.
dentatus
With teeth; serrated.
denticulatus
From
the Latin denticulatus, meaning denticulate or with small
teeth, a reference to the well-marked and quite numerous
denticles on the posterior margin of the dorsal spine
of this species (Synodontis denticulatus).
depinnai
Dedicated to Dr. Mário
de Pinna.
depressus
depressus:
referring to its “greatly depressed” body
(Pterobunocephalus depressus).
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.
deweyeri
In
honour of Marcel Van de Weyer, owner and founder of Aquaria-Antwerp,
an aquarium-fish importer and retailer, who provided holotype
(Corydoras deweyeri).
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.
discolor
From the Latin color,
color, and the prefix dis-, meaning not of the same color,
in allusion to the remarkable color pattern with the second
and third dark bars coalesced. A noun in apposition.
discus
Disc-shaped.
dispar
Unequal; dissimilar
in appearance, (of the sexes).
dissidens
The
specific name of dissidens: disagreeing or dissident,
i.e., different from the six other species described in
the same paper (Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel 2001), (Hartia
dissidens).
doceanus
Refering to the river
Doce, the type locality of the species (Parotocinclus
doceanus).
docmak
Local
name for this catfish along the Lower Nile river delta,
Egypt (also spelled dogmak and docmac),
(Bagrus docmak).
dolichopterus
Long, or lengthy fins.
dolichurus
dolichos,
long; oura, tail, referring to its “very long”
tail relative to others then classified in the short-tailed
subfamily Bunocephalinae (Pterobunocephalus
dolichurus).
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).
dumerili
In
honour of Bleeker’s friend August Duméril
(1812-1870), herpetologist and ichthyologist, Muséum
national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who kindly
allowed Bleeker to describe it (Tachysurus dumerili).
dunni
In
honour of Emmett Reid Dunn (1894-1956), “in appreciation
of his studies on Colombian herpetology” (Tatia
dunni).
duplicareus
From the Latin; duplicare
= to duplicate, alludes to the similar colour pattern
in C. duplicareus and C. adolfoi (Sands,
1995).
dussumieri
In
honour of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager
and merchant, who reported on this fish from off the Malabar
coast of India (Plicofillisdussumieri).
dybowskii
In honour of Jean Dybowski
(1856-1928), French-Polish agronomist, naturalist and
explorer, who collected type (Euchilichthys
dybowskii).
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