Revised 19 Dec. 2023 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Oreoleuciscus Warpachowski 1889 óreos (Gr. ὄρεος), genitive of óros (ὄρος), mountain or hill, referring to distribution in short upland streams that drain southern slopes of Tanny-Ula and Hangayin (Hangay), and northern slopes of the Mongolian Altai mountain ranges; leuciscus, possibly referring to similarity to […]
Updated 25 Jan. 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Abramis Cuvier 1816 abramís (Gr. ἀβραμίς), ancient name for a bream or mullet Abramis brama (Linnaeus 1758) derived from abramís (Gr. ἀβραμίς), ancient name for a bream or mullet Acanthobrama Heckel 1843 acantho-, from ákantha (Gr. ἄκανθα), thorn, referring to thickened, spine-like, last unbranched […]
Updated 15 June 2023 PDF version (illustrated) Tanichthys Lin 1932 named for the young boy who collected holotype of T. albonubes, “Mr. Tan Kam Fei, the famous Scout of Kwangtung, in appreciation of his interest in ichthyology and his work rousing the good spirit of the young scouts toward the study of nature”; ichthýs (Gr. […]
Updated 16 May 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Acheilognathus Bleeker 1859 ἀ, Greek privative, i.e., without; cheī́los (Gr. χεῖλος), lip, gnáthos (Gr. γνάθος), jaw, referring to lower jaw of A. melanogaster without (or with only a lateral) labial fold Acheilognathus amurensis (Holčík 1962) –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Amur River system (Russia and […]
Updated 27 June 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Subfamily GOBIONINAE Bleeker 1863 Abbottina Jordan & Fowler 1903 –ina (L.), belonging to: American zoologist James Francis Abbott (1876–1926), Japanese Military Academy at Etajima, who assisted the senior author and John Otterbein Snyder in collecting fishes in Japan Abbottina binhi Nguyen 2002 in honor […]
Updated 13 Aug. 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Subfamily XENOCYPRIDINAE Günther 1868 Ancherythroculter Yih & Wu 1964 anchi-, from ángchi (Gr. ἄγχι), near, i.e., similar to Erythroculter (=Culter) Ancherythroculter daovantieni (Bănărescu 1967) in honor of primatologist Dao Van Tien (1920–1995), National University of Hanoi, who provided holotype Ancherythroculter kurematsui (Kimura 1934) in […]
Revised 30 April 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Trout Barbs Subfamily CHEDRINAE Bleeker 1863 Barilius Hamilton 1822 Latinization of barila, local Bengali name for B. barila Barilius barila (Hamilton 1822) local Bengali name for this species Barilius evezardi Day 1872 in honor of Col. George C. Evezard (1826–1901), Bombay Staff Corps, who […]
Revised 24 June 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Diptychus Steindachner 1866 di- (Gr. prefix), from dýo (δύο), two; ptychus, from ptychós (Gr. πτυχός), genitive of ptýx (πτύξ), layer or fold, referring to lower jaw of D. maculatus, with a cutting anterior edge covered with a horny sheath, behind which is a distinct, […]
Updated 24 June 2024 PDF version (illustrated) Acrossocheilus Oshima 1919 ἀ (Greek privative), i.e., without; crosso, from krossós (Gr. κροσσός), fringe or tassel; cheī́los (Gr. χεῖλος), lip, referring to smooth upper lip, which distinguishes it from Crossocheilus (Labeoninae) Subgenus Acrossocheilus Acrossocheilus beijiangensis Wu & Lin 1977 –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Bei Jiang River, Pearl […]
Updated 7 April 2024 PDF version (with illustrations and additional information) Aulopyge Heckel 1841 aulós (Gr. αὐλός), flute or pipe; pygḗ (Gr. πυγή), behind or rump, probably referring to prolonged urogenital papilla (or cloacal tube) fused with anterior edge of anal fin on female Aulopyge huegelii Heckel 1843 patronym not identified but probably in honor […]