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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
Gymnocharacinus Steindachner 1903 gymnós (Gr. γυμνός), bare or naked, referring to its scaleless body; characinus, from –inus (L.), adjectival suffix, and Charax, typical genus of the Characiformes, from chárax (Gr. χάραξ), a pointed stake of a palisade, referring to densely packed sharp teeth
Gymnocharacinus bergii Steindachner 1903 in memory of Latvian-born Brazilian zoologist and longtime friend Friedrich Wilhelm Karl (“Carlos”) Berg (1843–1902), who provided holotype
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
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