Synonyms Xiphostoma maculatum Valenciennes, 1850 and Xiphostoma taedo Cope, 1872. Etymology The genus Boulengerella is named after the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937). The species name maculata comes from the Latin word “maculata”, meaning “spotted”, in reference to the species’ distinctive spotted color pattern. Classification Ctenoluciidae. Distribution The type locality of this species is […]
Synonyms Tetragonopterus orbicularis Valenciennes, 1850; Ephippicharax orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850); Poptella orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850); Brachychalcinus guianensis Boeseman, 1952 Etymology The name of the genus “Brachychalcinus” has its roots in the Greek language. It is composed of two words: “βραχύς” (brakhys), which means “small” or “little”, and “pterus”, which means “winged”. When these two words are combined, they form the name […]
Synonyms Serrasalmo cariba Humboldt, 1821; Serrasalmus caribe Valenciennes, 1850; Serrasalmo (Pygocentrus) notatus Lütken, 1875; Pygocentrus stigmaterythraeus Fowler, 1911 Etymology Pygocentrus: from the Ancient Greek πῡγή (pūgḗ), meaning ‘rump’, and κέντρον (kéntron), meaning ‘sharp point, thorn, spine’, in reference to the serrated abdomen in genus members. cariba: from the Venezuelan vernacular word for the fish. Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: […]