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| eddsi | This species (Pseudecheneis eddsi) is named after David Edds, who collected part of the type series and in honour of his work on Nepalese fishes. |
| eburneensis | From a geographical locality. |
| edentatus | Name refers to the lack of teeth (Hypophthalmus edentatus). |
| ehrhardti | Named in honour of W.W.Erdhardt. |
| eigenmanni | In honour of Dr.Carl H.Eigenmann, Professor of Ichthyology in Indiana (1863-1927). |
| electricus | Electrical. |
| elegans | Elegant, or nice. |
| eleutherus | Meaning free, referring to the incomplete fusion of the posterior portion of the adipose fin to the body. |
| ellisae | Dedicated to Mrs Marion Durbin Ellis. |
| elongatus/um | Named for the elongated general shape of the body, particularly marked at the tip of snout, caudal peduncle, and caudal fin. |
| emarginatus/a | With a margin. |
| empousa | Émpousa, in Greek mythology a one-legged specter assuming various forms, referring to this catfish’s “rather bizarre external appearance”, (Scoloplax empousa). |
| enigmatica | From the Latin name 'enigmatica' = baffling or inexplicable, for the unexpected discovery, obscure relationships and origin. |
| enfurnado | From Gruna do Enfurnado, the name of the type locality, meaning shut, hidden, or isolated in a cave or cavern. |
| ephippifer | Ephippium, saddle; fero, to bear, referring to the saddle-shaped markings on body (Akysis ephippifer). |
| eques | From ‘eques’, a horse. |
| eriarcha | The specific name of eriarcha: meaning eri-, very; architis, anus, referring to the long anal fin (Ramdella eriarcha). |
| ericius | From the Latin, ericius, for hedgehog in reference to the many sharp odontodes on the keels. |
| eschwartzae | Named for Ms. Eugenia Schwartz, an artist and benefactor whose generous support through the Coypu Foundation made this research possible (Andeancistrus eschwartzae). |
| esperanzae | Named in honour of Esparanza Rocha. |
| eutaenia | eu-, well or very; taenia, band, referring to “strong” blackish stripe from snout through eye to base of caudal fin (Pimelodella eutaenia). |
| euptera/us | Good fins. |
| eurycephalus | From the Greek, eurys = broad, wide; kephale = head. |
| eurystoma | eury, wide; stoma, mouth, referring to the wide mouth of adults compared to congeners (Microglanis eurystoma). |
| eupogon | eu-, well or very; pogon, beard, presumably referring to nasal barbels (“twice and a half as long as eye”), maxillary barbels (“a little longer than the head”), and/or outer mandibular barbels (“three fourths the length of the head, inner one half”), (Tachysurus eupogon). |
| evansii | In honour of Evans. |
| evelynae | In honour of Mrs. Evelyne Axelrod. |
| eversi | In honour of Hans-Georg Evers. |
| exilis | Slim or slender, pertaining to the slim humeral process. |
| existimatus | Considered, allusion not explained, perhaps reflecting Mees’ statement: “I have considered the possibility that the differences between Centromochlus heckelii and Centromochlus existimatus are not specific but sexual, a possibility that appears to be strengthened by the fact that the two have so often been collected together (as evidenced by mixed samples in collection)”. |
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