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Dectobrycon Zarske & Géry 2006 dektikós (Gr. δεκτικός), biting, referring to its aggressive behavior in captivity; brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Dectobrycon armeniacus Zarske & Géry 2006 Latin for dull orange, from its common name in the aquarium hobby, Apricot Tetra, referring to its yellow-orange color in life
Leptobrycon Eigenmann 1915 leptós (Gr. λεπτός), fine or thin (small or delicate per Eigenmann), referring to size (described at 29 mm SL); brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Leptobrycon jatuaranae Eigenmann 1915 of Jatuarana, Amazon River basin, Brazil, type locality
Mixobrycon Eigenmann 1915 mixo-, from míxis (Gr. μίξις), a mixing, “because the teeth show some of the characters of Hyphessobrycon”; brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Mixobrycon ribeiroi (Eigenmann 1907) in honor of Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist Alípio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874–1939), founder of the Museu Nacional’s fish collection
Oligobrycon Eigenmann 1915 olígos (Gr. ὀλίγος), few or scanty (small per Eigenmann), allusion not explained, probably referring to “minute” mouth and/or small size (39 mm); brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Oligobrycon microstomus Eigenmann 1915 small-mouthed, from mikrós (Gr. μικρός), small, and stóma (Gr. στόμα), mouth, referring to its “minute” mouth
Oxybrycon Géry 1964 oxýs (Gr. ὀξύς), sharp or pointed, referring to its small, sharp teeth; brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Oxybrycon parvulus Géry 1964 diminutive of parvus (L.), small, i.e., very small, a “miniscule” species, up to 16.3 mm SL
Schultzites Géry 1964 -ítēs (Gr. -ίτης), a typical ending in Greek names: in honor of Leonard P. Schultz (1901–1986), Curator of Fishes, U.S. National Museum, for his “tremendous ichthyological works”
Schultzites axelrodi Géry 1964 in honor of aquarist and pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), whose Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine published this description and several others by Géry
Scissor Günther 1864 Latin for one who cleaves, referring to its wide cleft mouth
Scissor macrocephalus Günther 1864 big-headed, from makrós (Gr. μακρός), long or large, and kephalḗ (Gr. κεφαλή), head, “thrice and one third” in the length of the body and “two-thirds as high as long” [known from only one specimen; perhaps a species of Oligosarcus (Stethaprioninae)]
Serrabrycon Vari 1986 serra (L.), saw, referring to saw-like appearance of outwardly pointing teeth on upper and lower jaws; brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Serrabrycon magoi Vari 1986 in honor of Francisco Mago-Leccia (1931– 2004), Instituto de Zoología, Universidad Central de Venezuela, for significant contributions to the knowledge of Venezuelan fishes
Thrissobrycon Böhlke 1953 thrisso, from thríssa (Gr. θρίσσα), a kind of anchovy, possibly related to thrix (Gr. θρίξ), hair, referring to hair-like bones, often used as a standard suffix for clupeoids, here referring to its clupeoid-like maxillaries; brycon, generalized term used in generic names of many characiform fishes, derived from brýchō (Gr. βρύχω), to bite, gnash teeth or eat greedily, originally an allusion to fully toothed maxillae
Thrissobrycon pectinifer Böhlke 1953 pecten (L.), comb; –ifer, from fero (L.), to have or bear, referring to its very long, thin and numerous gill rakers
Tucanoichthys Géry & Römer 1997 Tucano, in honor of the Tucano indigenous people of the upper Rio Negro and Rio Uaupés area of Amazonas, Brazil (where it occurs), “an interesting people” with less than 5000 members surviving and “in great danger, owing to the avidity of so-called ‘civilized’ men”; ichthýs (Gr. ἰχθύς), fish
Tucanoichthys tucano Géry & Römer 1997 as for genus