Jan 15, 2026 · Padogobius nigricans (Canestrini 1867) blackish, proposed as a subspecies of Gobius fluviatilis in which the males have a black head, dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and brown pectoral and …

Jan 14, 2026 · Lentipes Günther 1861 etymology not explained, possibly lentis, slow or pliant; pous, foot, referring to ventral fins, which are united to form a semicircular disk adherent to the belly

Jul 12, 2025 · Gobiesox varius (Briggs 1955) different, referring to its “peculiar” sexual dimorphism, in which lower pectoral- and ventral-fin rays of males are considerably elongated and swollen at the tips

Jan 14, 2026 · Pandaka trimaculata Akihito & Meguro 1975 tri-, three; maculata, spotted, referring to three spots on ventral side between anal fin and spiny part of caudal fin

Dec 22, 2025 · Catostomus catostomus (Forster 1773) under-mouthed, from katá (κατά), downwards, beneath, below or under, and stóma (στόμα), mouth, referring to its ventral position compared with …

Nov 21, 2025 · Cyprinus longipectoralis Chen & Huang 1977 longus (L.), long; pectoralis (L.), pectoral, referring to its long pectoral fins, which reach or extend beyond base of ventral fins [spelling of …

Jan 1, 2026 · Gobiopsis atrata (Griffin 1933) dressed in black, presumably referring to dull purple-brown color below lateral line and/or dark brown bases of caudal, pectoral and ventral fins

Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes 1850) acanthus (L.), from ákantha (Gr. ἄκανθα), thorn; gastḗr (Gr. γαστήρ), belly or stomach, referring to its serrate ventral keel Colossoma macropomum. …

Sep 21, 2025 · Psectrogaster curviventris Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 curvis, properly spelled curvus (L.), curved; ventris, genitive of venter (L.), belly, referring to “regularly arched” ventral outline

Protopterus Owen 1839 prṓtos (πρῶτος), first; pterus, from pterón (πτερόν) or ptéryx (πτέρυξ), fin, referring to the “rudimental filiform” pectoral and ventral fins of P. annectens, “indicative of a …