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| obesa/us | Obese; plump. |
| obbesi | After Obbes. |
| obscurus | From the Latin obscurus, meaning indistinct, in reference to the uniform brown colour of the fish. |
| obtusirostris | Obtusi=blunt; rostris= snout. |
| obtusis | Blunt. |
| occidentalis | Pertaining to the west; from the west. |
| ocellifer | Bearing eye-like spots. |
| octocirrus | Eight filaments, or barbels. |
| oculata/us | Provided with an eye. |
| oguensis | The specific epithet is geographic referring to the Ogowe (Ogôoué) River where the types originated. |
| oiapoquensis | Named for the Rio Oiapoque in French Guiana were this Corydoras gets its name from. |
| olivaris | Means "olive-coloured" in Latin. |
| oliveirai | Named in honor of Claudio
de Oliveira, from the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio
de Mesquita Filho”, campus Botucatu (SP), in recognition
of his extensive contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical fish evolution. |
| olyroides | –oides, having the form of: referring to superficial resemblance to (and possible relationship with) Olyra (Hemibagrus olyroides). |
| oncinus | This catfish (Liosomadoras) named after the Jaguar cat, Panthera onca, because of its markings. |
| onzagaensis | ensis, suffix denoting place: Municipio de Onzaga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia, type locality (Astroblepis onzagaensis). |
| opistho- | Behind, back, backward. |
| orca | The specifc epithet is an allusion to the coloration resembling that of the orca whales (Orcinus orca). A noun in apposition. |
| orcesi | Dedicated to Dr.Gustavo Orcés-Villagomez. |
| oremaculatus | oris (L.), mouth; maculatus (L.), spotted, referring to two large black spots on palate that look like little teeth (Hypophthalmus oremaculatus). |
| orestis | A mountaineer. |
| orientale | The new species is named Chaetostoma orientale, from the Latin orient-, oriens, orientalis, meaning eastern, from the east, of or belonging to the east, in reference to its easternmost distribution among species of the genus. An adjective in neuter form in agreement with genus gender. |
| orientalis | Pertaining to the east; from the east (and east Africa). |
| orinoco | From the Orinoco River, Venezuela. |
| orinocoense | The specific name, orinocoense, refers to the Orinoco River, Venezuela, the drainage in which this species is endemic. |
| ornata/um/us | Ornate; decorated. |
| ornaticeps | Ornate head. |
| ornatissimus | Meaning very ornate or decorated, referring to its “striking” colouration (translation), with many black spots on body and dorsal fin and black bands on tail [replacement name for Synodontis ornatus Boulenger 1920, preoccupied by Synodontis ornatus Pappenheim 1914]. |
| ornatipinnis | Ornate fins. |
| orixanthum | The specific name is in reference to the distribution of the species in the Orinoco basin and its relationship to the species Megalonema xanthum. |
| orphnopterus | From the Greek orphnos = 'dark' or 'dusky' and pteron = 'feather', 'wing' or 'fin', in reference to the black spot on the dorsal fin. |
| ortegai | After Hernn Ortega Torres, curator of the fish Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. |
| osteocarus | From the Greek osteon = 'bone' and kara = 'head' or 'top'. |
| osvaldoi | The specific epithet honours Jorge Osvaldo Fernández Santos, an esteemed aquarist and fish collector who made significant contributions to the knowledge of Argentinean fish by collecting and generously donating numerous specimens to scientific collections and collaborating with ichthyologists. He had been an avid promoter of the fish keeping hobby, particularly with respect to native species. As a result, this species is named in recognition of Osvaldo’s contributions to the study and knowledge of Argentina’s fishes, (Hoplisoma osvaldoi). |
| otali | The specific name 'otali' is a Wayana Amerindian name meaning secret, in reference to the colouration of the species, similar to its biotope, making it difficult to observe. Wayana Amerindians live on the sides of the Upper Maroni River basin where the new species was found. A noun in apposition. |
| ourastigma | With a spot on the tail. |
| oxyptera | The specific name of oxyptera: oxy, sharp; ptera, fin, presumably referring to the large, falcate pectoral fins (Paravendellia oxyptera). |
| oxyrhynchus | From the Greek oxys = 'sharp' or 'acute' and rhynchos = 'snout', alluding to the long snout. |
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