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Ginglymostoma Müller & Henle 1837 gínglymos (Gr. γίγγλυμος), hinge; stóma (Gr. στόμα), mouth, presumably referring to how corner of mouth has a hinged appearance

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre 1788) Latin for having tendrils, referring to elongated nasal barbels

Ginglymostoma unami Del Moral-Flores, Ramírez-Antonio, Angulo & Pérez-Ponce de León 2015 in honor of UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), for the “vital role it plays in educating the people of Mexico” (translation)

Nebrius Rüppell 1837 nebrís, (Gr. νεβρίς), fawnskin, referring to rusty-fawn coloration of upper body

Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson 1831) Latin for rust-colored, referring to brown coloration

Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus 1986 pseudo-, from pseúdēs (Gr. ψεύδης), false, i.e., not a true Ginglymostoma, in which P. brevicaudatum had originally been placed

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther 1867) brevis (L.), short; caudatum (L.), tailed, referring to caudal fin being less than ¼ of total length