Leptobarbus hoevenii (Bleeker 1851) in honor of Bleeker s fellow Dutchman, le célèbre professeur de zoologie Jan van der Hoeven ( )

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1 CYPRINIFORMES (part 13) 1 The ETYFish Project Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara comments: v Oct Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13 of 16) Family LEPTOBARBIDAE Cigar Barbs Leptobarbus Bleeker 1859 leptos, thin, referring to slender shape of L. hoevenii; Barbus (Cyprinidae: Barbinae), referring to previous placement of L. hoevenii in that genus Leptobarbus hoevenii (Bleeker 1851) in honor of Bleeker s fellow Dutchman, le célèbre professeur de zoologie Jan van der Hoeven ( ) Leptobarbus hosii (Regan 1906) in honor of Charles Hose ( ), British colonial administrator in Borneo, zoologist and ethnologist, who collected type Leptobarbus melanopterus Weber & de Beaufort 1916 melanos, black; pterus, fin, referring to nearly all-black ventral, pectoral and dorsal fins Leptobarbus melanotaenia Boulenger 1894 melanos, black; taenia, band, referring to black lateral stripe running along body above lateral line and/or black vertical bar on posterior border of gill opening Leptobarbus rubripinna (Fowler 1937) ruber, red; pinna, fin, referring to more or less bright orange red coloration of fins (except dorsal) in living specimens Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE East Asian Minnows 44 genera 162 species/subspecies Ancherythroculter Yih & Wu 1964 anchi-, near, referring to similarity to Erythroculter (=Culter) Ancherythroculter daovantieni (Bănărescu 1967) in honor of biologist and professor Dao Van Tien, Hanoi, who provided type Ancherythroculter kurematsui (Kimura 1934) in honor of U. Kurematsu, Japanese General Council of Chengtu (now Chingdu), capital of Sichuan Province, China, where it occurs Ancherythroculter nigrocauda Yih & Wu 1964 nigra, black; cauda, tail, probably referring to prominent margin (translation) around caudal-fin lobes Ancherythroculter wangi (Tchang 1932) in honor of Mr. F. T. Wang (no other information given), who collected type Leptobarbus rubripinna. From: Fowler, H. W Zoological results of the third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition. Part VIII, Fishes obtained in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89:

2 2 Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae The ETYFish Project Aphyocypris Günther 1868 aphya, a small fish, probably referring to small size of A. chinensis (22 lines long = 4.66 cm); cypris, a small carp, a common suffix for cypriniod genera Aphyocypris amnis Liao, Kullander & Lin 2011 stream, referring to distribution in only one river drainage Aphyocypris arcus (Lin 1931) arch, referring to arched ventral outline on thorax Aphyocypris chinensis Günther ensis, suffix denoting place: Chikiang, China, type locality Aphyocypris dorsohorizontalis (Nguyen & Doan 1969) dorsum, back, referring to horizontal, or nearly flat (translation), back Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima 1919) in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi, Taihoku Museum, who collected type Aphyocyrpis kyphus (Mai 1978) referring to Ky-Phú Creek, Cho-Moi, Hòa-Bình Province, northern Viêt Nam, type locality Aphyocypris lini (Weitzman & Chan 1966) in honor of Lin Shu-Yen, who described this cyprinid in 1939 but used a preoccupied name (A. pooni, now a synonym of Tanichthys albonubes) Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan 1908) in honor of physician-entomologist Arnold Moltrecht ( ), who collected type Aphyocypris normalis Nichols & Pope 1927 normal or according to rule, allusion not explained nor evident; in fact, since its complete lateral line differs from the incomplete lateral line Günther emphasized in his description of the genus, the species appears to be abnormal or breaking the rule Aphyocypris pulchrilineata Zhu, Zhao & Huang 2013 pulcher, beautiful; lineata, lined, presumably referring to distinct longitudinal black stripe along body, narrow yellowish or golden stripe immediately above it, thin black stripe along dorsal midline from head to caudal-fin base, and/or black line between anal- and caudal-fin bases Chanodichthys Bleeker 1860 chanos, referring to resemblance of C. mongolicus to Chanos chanos (Gonorynchiformes: Chanidae); ichthys, fish Chanodichthys abramoides (Dybowski 1872) -oides, having the form of: allusion not explained, possibly referring to perceived resemblance to Abramis brama Chanodichthys compressocorpus (Yih & Chu 1959) compresso-, compressed; corpus, body, referring to thin, flat body Chanodichthys dabryi (Bleeker 1871) in honor of Pierre Dabry de Thiersant, fish culturist, French counsel to China, and student of Chinese fishes, who sent specimens to the Muséum d Histoire naturelle de Paris Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky 1855) erythros, reddish; pterus, fin, referring to reddish fins Chanodichthys flavipinnis (Tirant 1883) flavus, yellow; pinnis, fin, referring to yellowish dorsal fin Chanodichthys mongolicus mongolicus (Basilewsky 1855) Mongolian, described from a specimen In winter, brought to Beijing frozen from Mongolia (translation); also occurs in Viêt Nam, Taiwan, China, Russia, Korea and Japan Chanodichthys mongolicus elongatus (He & Liu 1980) elongated, referring to more slender body and caudal peduncle compared to C. m. mongolicus Chanodichthys mongolicus qionghaiensis (Ding 1990) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Qionghai Lake, Sichuan, China, where it is endemic Chanodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1871) oxys, sharp; cephalus, head, referring to pointed shape of head Chanodichthys recurviceps (Richardson 1846) recurvus, curved upwards; ceps, head, remarkable for the face being inclined upwards by a sudden curvature over the temples like the profile of a pug-dog

3 The ETYFish Project CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae 3 Chanodichthys erythropterus. From: Basilewsky, S Ichthyographia Chinae Borealis. Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou 10: , Pls Ctenopharyngodon Steindachner 1866 cteno, comb; pharynx, throat; odon, tooth, referring to comb-like pharyngeal teeth Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes 1844) etymology not explained, probably a diminutive of the Eurasian Leuciscus idus (Leuciscidae), in whose genus it was originally placed Culter Basilewsky 1855 knife, referring to knife-like shape of body Culter alburnus Basilewsky 1855 whitish, presumably referring to white body coloration ( Corpus album ) Culter oxycephaloides Kreyenberg & Pappenheim oides, having the form of: Culter (=Chanodichthys) oxycephalus, which it resembles in shape of head, but differs in more streamlined shape, longer caudal peduncle, and higher number of scales Distoechodon Peters 1881 distolos, in pairs; odon, tooth, referring to two rows of pharyngeal teeth Distoechodon compressus (Nichols 1935) referring to compressed body Distoechodon macrophthalmus Zhao, Kullander, Kullander & Zhang 2009 macro-, big or long; opthalmos, eye, referring to relatively bigger eyes compared to congeners Distoechodon multispinnis Bănărescu 1970 multi-, many; pinnis, feather (i.e., pinnate, a comb-like arrangement of parts), presumably referring to especially more gill rakers than D. compressus and D. tumirostris Distoechodon tumirostris Peters 1881 tumidus, swollen; rostris, snout, referring to bulging, prominent snout (translation) Elopichthys Bleeker 1860 elops, referring to elongate body, similar to that of ladyfishes (Elopidae: Elops); ichthys, fish Elopichthys bambusa (Richardson 1845) genus name for bamboo, alluding to Bamboo spoilt fish, translation of Chinese vernacular (phonetically spelled Chǔh nuy yu) as given by John Reeves, who painted fish while working as a tea inspector in China ( ) Hainania Koller ia, belonging to: Hainan Island, China, type locality of H. serrata Hainania serrata Koller 1927 toothed like a saw, referring to belly scutes from pelvic fin base to anus Hemiculter Bleeker 1860 hemi-, partial, referring to previous placement of H. leucisculus in Culter Hemiculter elongatus Nguyen & Ngo 2001 elongate, referring to its long, thin body Hemiculter krempfi Pellegrin & Chevey 1938 in honor of marine biologist Armand Krempf (1879-?), Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Viêt Nam), who collected type

4 4 Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae The ETYFish Project Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky 1855) diminutive of Leuciscus, presumably referring to its smaller, Leuciscus-like jaws ( maxilla inferiore Leucisco simili ) compared to large-jawed members of Culter, in which it was originally placed Hemiculter lucidus (Dybowski 1872) bright or shining, allusion not explained, presumably referring to silvery coloration Hemiculter songhongensis Nguyen & Nguyen ensis, suffix denoting place: Sông Hông, Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam, type locality Hemiculter tchangi Fang 1942 in honor of Fang s colleague Tchunlin (or Tchung-Lin) Tchang ( ), Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (Peking), who described this species in 1930 but used a preoccupied name (Barilius alburnops Regan 1914) Hemiculter varpachovskii Nikolskii 1903 patronym not identified but clearly in honor of Soviet ichthyologist N. A. Warpachowski, who proposed the closely related Hemiculterella in 1888 Hemiculterella Warpachowski 1888 diminutive of Hemiculter, alluding to similarity to that genus Hemiculterella macrolepis Chen 1989 macro-, large; lepis, scale, referring to large scales (larger than those on H. sauvagei, at least) Hemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski 1888 patronym not identified but clearly in honor of paleontologist-ichthyologist Henri Émile Sauvage ( ), whose 1884 description of Hemiculter balnei (=leucisculus) is cited by Warpachowski Hemiculterella wui (Wang 1935) in honor of zoologist Hsien-Wen Wu, National Research Institute of Biology, Academia Sinica Hemigrammocypris Fowler 1910 hemi-, half, and gramma, line, referring to incomplete lateral line; cypris, a small carp, a common suffix for cyprinoid genera Hemigrammocypris neglectus (Stieler 1907) overlooked, allusion not explained, presumably referring to how the author and ichthyologist Paul Pappenheim, as reported by Zarske (2013), overlooked this species among a consignment of aquarium fishes from Japan, initially thinking it was the juvenile of a larger cyprinid species [formerly known as H. rasborella Fowler 1910] Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker 1860 hypo-, under; ophthalmus, eye, referring to downward-looking ventrolateral eye; ichthys, fish Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Sauvage 1884 in honor of François-Jules Harmand ( ), physician, explorer and diplomat, who collected type Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes 1844) miller or grinder, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its pharyngeal teeth (used to grind phytoplankton) Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson 1845) well known, alluding to Eminent fish, translation of Chinese vernacular (phonetically spelled Tsing yu) as given by John Reeves, who painted the species while working as a tea inspector in China ( ) Ischikauia Jordan & Snyder ia, belonging to: biologist Chiyomatso Ishikawa ( ), Imperial Museum of Tokyo Ischikauia steenackeri (Sauvage 1883) in honor of Francisque (also spelled Francis) Steenackers (note dropped s), French Consul to Japan, who collected type Luciobrama Bleeker 1870 lucius, pike, referring to long, Esox-like head and trunk (body); brama, derived from abramis, Greek for bream or mullet, i.e., a pike-like bream Luciobrama macrocephalus (Lacepède 1803) macro-, long; cephalus, head, referring to long, pike-like head Macrochirichthys Bleeker 1859 macro-, long; cheiros, hand or fin, referring to long pectoral fin; ichthys, fish Macrochirichthys macrochirus (Valenciennes 1844) macro-, long; cheiros, hand or fin, referring to long pectoral fin (name coined by Kuhl and van Hasselt) Megalobrama Dybowski 1872 megalos, great or large, allusion not explained, possibly referring to large size (up to 27 cm in M. skolkovii) and/or high body and steep dorsal profile; brama, bream

5 The ETYFish Project CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae 5 Megalobrama amblycephala Yih 1955 amblys, blunt; cephalus, head, referring to head shape compared to M. terminalis Megalobrama elongata Huang & Zhang 1986 elongate, allusion unclear, perhaps referring to shorter body height compared to congeners, which might give it a more elongate or streamlined appearance Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky 1855) Manchurian, referring to distribution in northeast Asia Megalobrama pellegrini (Tchang 1930) patronym not identified but clearly in honor of French ichthyologist Jacques Pellegrin ( ), who described many Southeast Asian freshwater fishes Megalobrama skolkovii Dybowski 1872 patronym not identified but probably in honor of Adjutant General I. G. Skolkov ( ), who led an 1869 expedition to the Amur drainage basin Megalobrama terminalis (Richardson 1846) of boundaries, alluding to Border fish, English translation of Chinese vernacular (phonetically spelled Peen yu) as given by John Reeves, who painted the fish while working as a tea inspector in China ( ) Metzia Jordan & Thompson ia, belonging to: Charles William Metz, Stanford University, who helped authors identify fishes collected in Japan Metzia alba (Nguyen 1991) albus, white, referring to silvery coloration Metzia bounthobi Shibukawa, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata 2012 in honor of Bounthob Praxaysombath, National University of Laos, Vientiane, lead researcher during field surveys that collected eight of the 10 type series Metzia formosae (Oshima 1920) of Formosa, referring to type locality in Taiwan (also occurs in China and Viêt Nam) Metzia hautus (Nguyen 1991) latinization of the French haut, high, referring to higher body compared to congeners Metzia lineata (Pellegrin 1907) lined, presumably referring to brown longitudinal parallel lines marking each row of scales along back and sides Metzia longinasus Gan, Lan & Zhang 2009 longus, long; nasus, snout, referring to long snout (longer than eye diameter) compared to congeners Metzia mesembrinum (Jordan & Evermann 1902) southern, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to island of Kotosho, reported (but incorrect) type locality southeast of mainland Taiwan (correct type locality is Suwata, on southern rim of Ilan County, Taiwan) Metzia parva Luo, Sullivan, Zhao & Peng 2015 small, referring to body size ( mm SL vs mm SL in congeners) Mylopharyngodon Peters 1881 mylo, grinder; pharynx, throat; odon, tooth, referring to mollusk-crushing pharyngeal teeth Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson 1846) pitch-black, referring to pitchy or blackish-brown coloration Ochetobius Günther 1868 etymology not explained, perhaps from the Greek ochetos, groove, referring to triangular groove near corner of mouth, a diagnostic character mentioned in Kner s 1867 description of O. elongatus (Ronald Fricke, pers. comm.) Ochetobius elongatus (Kner 1867) prolonged, referring to elongate, compressed body Oxygaster van Hasselt 1823 oxy, sharp; gaster, belly, referring to knife-like keel on abdominal surface Oxygaster anomalura van Hasselt 1823 anomalos, uneven; oura, tail, perhaps referring to longer lower caudal lobe (not mentioned in description but shown in original drawing) Oxygaster argentea (Day 1867) silvery, referring to Brilliant silvery coloration and known as The White Carp Oxygaster pointoni (Fowler 1934) in honor of Mr. Pointon, Manager of the Chiengmai branch of the Bombay-Burma Company, Ltd. (type was collected

6 6 Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae The ETYFish Project in Chiengmai, Thailand) Parabramis Bleeker 1864 para-, near, referring to resemblance to and/or affinity with Abramis (Leuciscidae), in which its one species had originally been placed Parabramis pekinensis (Basilewsky 1855) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Peking (=Beijing), referring to occurrence in rivers leading to Tschill (Chihli) Bay, particularly in September and October Parachela Steindachner 1881 para-, near, referring to body shape similar to that of Chela (Danionidae) Parachela cyanea Kottelat 1995 dark blue, referring to bluish coloration of live specimens Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker 1860) hypo-, below; ophthalmus, eyes, referring to lower placement of eyes on head compared to P. oxygastroides Parachela ingerkongi (Bănărescu 1969) in honor of both Robert F. Inger and Chin Phui Kong, the first biologists to give an adequate description of North Borneo specimens of Oxygaster (=Parachela) oxygastroides Parachela maculicauda (Smith 1934) macula, spot; cauda, tail, referring to sharply defined dark blotch on each caudal fin lobe Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker 1852) -oides, having the form of: referring to resemblance to Leuciscus oxygaster (=Oxygaster anomalura) Parachela siamensis (Günther 1868) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Siam, referring to type locality in Mouhot, Thailand Parachela williaminae Fowler 1934 in honor of Williamina Meyer de Schauensee (wife of Academy ornithologist Rodolphe), to whom the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) is greatly indebted for many Siamese fishes Paralaubuca Bleeker 1864 para-, near, referring to what Bleeker believed was its close affinity with Laubuca Bleeker 1860 (now in Danionidae) Paralaubuca barroni (Fowler 1934) in honor Mr. P. A. R. Barron of Chieng Mai, Thailand, a student of Siamese Ophidia (i.e., snakes) Paralaubuca harmandi Sauvage 1883 in honor of François-Jules Harmand ( ), physician, explorer and diplomat, who collected type Paralaubuca riveroi (Fowler 1935) in honor of Cuban biologist and anthropologist Luis Howell Rivero ( ), to whom Fowler was indebted for collections of Cuban fishes (although this Asian fish is far from Cuba!) Paralaubuca typus Bleeker 1864 serving as type of genus Plagiognathops Berg 1907 replacement name for Plagiognathus (preoccupied in Hemiptera), plagio, oblique; gnathus, jaw; ops, appearance, presumably referring to arching, transverse mouth Parachela cyanea. From: Kottelat, M Four new species of fishes from the middle Kapuas Basin, Indonesian Borneo (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae and Belontiidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 43 (no. 1):

7 The ETYFish Project CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae 7 Plagiognathops microlepis (Bleeker 1871) micro-, small; lepis, scale, referring to significantly more numerous (translation) and therefore smaller scales compared to Xenocypris davidi Pseudobrama Bleeker 1870 pseudo-, false; abramis, bream, described as an intermediate genus between Xenocypris and the leuciscid Acanthobrama Pseudobrama simoni (Bleeker 1864) in honor of Eugene Simon, French consul to China, who reported (translation) a collection of Chinese fishes, including type of this one Pseudohemiculter Nichols & Pope 1927 pseudo-, false, referring to close similarity to (in fact, proposed as a subgenus of) Hemiculter Pseudohemiculter dispar (Peters 1881) dissimilar, probably referring to how species is very close (translation) to but different from Hemiculter leucisculus and the genera Chanodichthys and Culter Pseudohemiculter hainanensis (Boulenger 1900) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Hainan Island, China, type locality Pseudohemiculter kweichowensis (Tang 1942) -ensis, suffix denoting place: a market in Kweichow (Guizhou) Province, China, where type was obtained Pseudohemiculter pacboensis Nguyen ensis, suffix denoting place: Pác Bó, Cao Bang Province, Viêt Nam, where it is endemic Pseudolaubuca Bleeker 1864 pseudo-, false, referring to close affinity with Paralaubuca, described by Bleeker in a concurrent paper Pseudolaubuca engraulis (Nichols 1925) ancient name for Engraulis encrasicolus, Common Anchovy of Europe, probably referring to anchovy-like appearance Pseudolaubuca hotaya Mai 1978 of Ho Tây [West Lake], Hanoi, North Viêt Nam, type locality and presumed only area of occurrence Pseudolaubuca jouyi (Jordan & Starks 1905) in honor of ornithologist Pierre Louis Jouy (d. 1894), who collected type Pseudolaubuca sinensis Bleeker ensis, suffix denoting place: Sinica (China), where it is endemic Sinibrama Wu 1939 sini-, Sinica, or China; abramis, bream, probably referring to Chinese distribution of type species, S. wui (some species occur elsewhere in Asia) Sinibrama affinis (Vaillant 1892) related, referring to affinity with S. macrops, from which it differs in the arrangement of scales Sinibrama longianalis Xie, Xie & Zhang 2003 longus, long; analis, anal fin, referring to long anal-fin base Sinibrama macrops (Günther 1868) macro-, large; ops, eye, referring to large eye, rather longer than the snout, one-third of the length of the head, and wider than the interorbital space Sinibrama taeniatus (Nichols 1941) banded, referring to slight dusky central band from below dorsal fin backward on the peduncle, becoming ill-defined more anteriorly Sinibrama wui (Rendahl 1933) in honor of ichthyologist Hsien-Wen Wu, who recognized but did not name this species as distinct in 1930 [apparently a junior homonym of Chanodichthys wui Lin 1932 (=S. macrops); next available name may be S. typus Yih & Wu 1964 (written as Sinibrama wui typus, with the italicized typus intended to delineate the typical S. wui compared to a putative subspecies, S. w. polylepis, and not intended to be a name)] Squaliobarbus Günther 1868 etymology not explained, perhaps combining chub-like shape of Squalius with the barbels (although minute) of Barbus Squaliobarbus curriculus (Richardson 1846) carriage, alluding to Black-stone carriage, translation of Chinese vernacular (phonetically spelled Hǐh shǐh wan) as given by John Reeves, who painted the species while working as a tea inspector in China ( ) Toxabramis Günther 1873 toxotes, archer, possibly referring to vaguely bow-like shape of body with strongly serrated dorsal fin spine serving as

8 8 Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae The ETYFish Project arrow ; abramis, referring to original placement in the nominal subfamily Abramidinae Toxabramis argentifer Abbott 1901 silvery, referring to lower body coloration Toxabramis hoffmanni Lin 1934 in honor of William E. Hoffmann, Director of the Lingnan Natural History Survey and Museum, for his interest in Lin s work Toxabramis houdemeri Pellegrin 1932 in honor of veterinarian Fernand Édouard Houdemer, who collected type Toxabramis maensis Nguyen & Duong ensis, suffix denoting place: Ma River, Camthuy district, Thanh Province, Viêt Nam, type locality Toxabramis nhatleensis Nguyen, Tran & Ta ensis, suffix denoting place: Nhật Lệ River, Qu ang Bình Province, Viêt Nam, type locality Toxabramis swinhonis Günther is, genitive singular of: Robert Swinhoe ( ), British consul and naturalist at Shanghai, China, who collected type Xenocyprioides Chen oides, having the form of: referring to resemblance to Xenocypris in pharyngeal tooth pattern Xenocyprioides carinatus Chen & Huang 1985 keeled, referring to keeled abdomen Xenocyprioides parvulus Chen 1982 diminutive of parvus, small, i.e., very small, referring to size, mm TL (21-25 mm SL) Xenocypris Günther 1868 xenos, strange, allusion not explained, probably referring to unique combination of characters (e.g., short anal fin, compressed pharyngeal teeth) among cyprinids; cypris, a small carp, a common suffix for cyprinoid genera Xenocypris davidi Bleeker 1871 in honor of Armand David ( ), Lazarist missionary Catholic priest and biologist, who collected many species in China Xenocypris fangi Tchang 1930 patronym not identified but probably in honor of ichthyologist P.-W. Fang, who collected type Xenocypris hupeinensis (Yih 1964) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Hupei, China, type locality Xenocypris macrolepis Bleeker 1871 macro-, long; lepis, scale, referring to larger scales compared to X. davidi Xenocypris medius (Oshima 1920) central, referring to type locality in central Formosa (Taiwan) Xenocypris yunnanensis Nichols ensis, suffix denoting place: Yunnan-fu Lake (Kunming), type locality, and/or Yunnan Province, China, where it is endemic Subfamily Opsariichthyinae Candidia Jordan & Richardson ia, belonging to: Lake Candidius (now called Sun Moon Lake), Taiwan, type locality of C. barbata Candidia barbata (Regan 1908) bearded; originally described in Opsariichthys but differing in having a pair of barbels Candidia pingtungensis Chen, Wu & Hsu ensis, suffix denoting place: Pingtung County, Taiwan, type locality Nipponocypris Chen, Wu & Hsu 2008 Nippon, referring to distribution in fresh waters of Japan (also occurs in Korea); cypris, a small carp, a common suffix for cyprinoid genera Nipponocypris koreanus (Kim, Oh & Hosoya 2005) Korean, referring to type locality in Han River, Gangwon-do, Korea (also occurs in Japan) Nipponocypris sieboldii (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) in honor of Philipp Franz von Siebold ( ), German physician and traveler, who collected many of the fishes described in the Fauna Japonica monograph series ( ), including this one, and under whose direction the

9 The ETYFish Project CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae 9 series was prepared Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) in honor of Coenraad Jacob Temminck ( ), director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden (note: Temminck did not name this species after himself; Schlegel wrote the description and coined the name, but the publication in which it appeared is credited to both authors) Opsariichthys Bleeker 1863 etymology not explained, perhaps opsarion, a little fish used as a relish that complements the staple part of a meal, referring to edible value of O. uncirostris; ichthys, fish Opsariichthys bea Nguyen 1987 matronym not identified but in honor of Nguyen s wife Bê (Mai Dinh Yen, pers. comm. with Nguyen) Opsariichthys bidens Günther 1873 bi-, two; dens, teeth, allusion not evident (teeth are not mentioned in description) Opsariichthys dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen ensis, suffix denoting place: Dien Bien Phu, Lai Chau Province, Viêt Nam, type locality Opsariichthys duchuunguyeni Huynh & Chen 2014 in honor of ichthyologist Nguyen Huu Duc, for his contributions to Vietnamese freshwater fishes research Opsariichthys evolans (Jordan & Evermann 1902) flying away, presumably referring to much elevated (wing-like?) anal fin of males Opsariichthys hainanensis Nichols & Pope ensis, suffix denoting place: Hainan Island, China, type locality Opsariichthys hieni Nguyen 1987 patronym not identified but in honor of Nguyen s father Hiên (Mai Dinh Yen, pers. comm. with Nguyen) Opsariichthys kaopingensis Chen & Wu ensis, suffix denoting place: Kaoping River, southern Taiwan, type locality Opsariichthys pachycephalus Günther 1868 pachys, thick; cephalus, head, allusion uncertain, possibly referring to wide mouth, a characteristic of the genus Opsariichthys songmaensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2000 from Song Ma (Ma River), Song Ma town, Song Ma County, Son La Province, Viêt Nam, type locality Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) uncinus, hooked; rostris, snout, referring to how projection of lower jaw fits into a notch on upper jaw, giving snout a hooked apearance Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis Berg ensis, suffix denoting place: Amur, Siberia, Russia, type locality Parazacco Chen 1982 para-, near, referring to resemblance to Zacco Parazacco spilurus (Günther 1868) spilos, spot; oura, tail, referring to black spot at base of caudal fin Zacco Jordan & Evermann 1902 derived from Zakko (also spelled Zako), Japanese name for river minnows, notably for Acheilognathus (=Tanakia) lanceolata Zacco acutipinnis (Bleeker 1871) acutus, sharp; pinna, fin; name coined by Guichenot on a museum label, presumably referring to pointed pectoral fin Zacco chengtui Kimura 1934 of (in this case, near) Chengtu, Sichuan Province, China, type locality Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) platys, broad; pous, foot, presumably referring to enlarged anal fin of males Zacco taliensis (Regan 1907) -ensis, suffix denoting place: Tali Fu Lake, China, type locality Subfamily Incertae sedis Anabarilius Cockerell 1923 an-, not, i.e., not Barilius, referring to unique scale structure of two species (andersoni, polylepis) previously placed in Barilius (Danionidae) Anabarilius alburnops (Regan 1914) ops, appearance, presumably referring to similarity to European Alburnus (Leuciscidae)

10 10 Order CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Xenocyprididae The ETYFish Project Anabarilius andersoni (Regan 1904) in memory of the late John Anderson ( ), Scottish zoologist and anatomist, to whom we are principally indebted for our knowledge of the Reptiles and Fishes of Yunnan Anabarilius brevianalis Zhou & Cui 1992 brevis, short; analis, anus or anal fin, referring to small number (8-10) of branched anal fin rays Anabarilius duoyiheensis Li, Mao & Lu ensis, suffix denoting place: Duoyihe, Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius goldenlineus Li & Chen 1995 latinization of the Anglo-Saxon golden and line, referring to three golden lines on back and sides Anabarilius grahami (Regan 1908) in honor of missionary John Graham, who collected many fishes in Yunnan, China, including type of this one Anabarilius liui liui (Chang 1944) in honor of herpetologist Cheng-chao Liu ( ) Anabarilius liui chenghaiensis He ensis, suffix denoting place: Chenghai Lake, Jinsha River system, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius liui yalongensis Li & Chen ensis, suffix denoting place: Yalong River basin, Xichang County, Sichuan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius liui yiliangensis He & Liu ensis, suffix denoting place: Yiliang County, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius longicaudatus Chen 1986 longus, long; caudatus, tailed, presumably referring to more slender caudal peduncle compared to A. liui liui Anabarilius macrolepis Yih & Wu 1964 macro-, large; lepis, scale, allusion not evident but Chinese vernacular translates as large-scaled white fish Anabarilius maculatus Chen & Chu 1980 spotted, referring to black spots on sides, not known from any other congeners at the time Anabarilius paucirastellus Yue & He 1988 paucus, few; rastellum, diminutive of rastrum, rake, referring to smaller number of gill rakers (7-9) compared to congeners Anabarilius polylepis (Regan 1904) poly, many; lepis, scale, referring to smaller (and therefore more numerous) scales compared to Barilius (=Pseudohemiculter) hainanensis Anabarilius qiluensis Chen & Chu ensis, suffix denoting place: Qilu Lake, Tonghai County, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius qionghaiensis Chen ensis, suffix denoting place: Qionghai Lake, Sichuan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius songmingensis Chen & Chu ensis, suffix denoting place: Songiming County, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius transmontanus (Nichols 1925) trans-, over; montanus, mountains, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to placement of type locality (Yunnan-Fu [now Kunming], Yunnan Province, China) surrounded by mountains to the north, west and east Anabarilius xundianensis He ensis, suffix denoting place: Xundian County, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Anabarilius yangzonensis Chen & Chu ensis, suffix denoting place: Yangzon Lake, Yunnan Province, China, type locality Araiocypris Conway & Kottelat 2008 araios, thin, slender or weak, referring to thin, slender body; cypris, a small carp, a common suffix for cyprinoid genera Araiocypris batodes Conway & Kottelat 2008 thorny, referring to large conical tubercles on lower jaw of male Atrilinea Chu 1935 atri-, black; linea, line, presumably referring to markedly black stripe along lateral line of A. chenchiwei (=roulei) Atrilinea macrolepis Song & Fang 1987 macro-, large; lepis, scale, referring to larger scales compared to A. roulei

11 The ETYFish Project CYPRINIFORMES (part 13): Tincidae 11 Atrilinea macrops (Lin 1931) macro-, large; ops, eye, referring to large eye Atrilinea roulei (Wu 1931) in honor of Louie Roule ( ), chair of the ichthyology and herpetology departments, Muséum national d histoire naturelle (Paris), in whose laboratory Wu conducted his studies Gymnodanio Chen & He 1992 gymno-, naked or bare, referring to scaleless body (except for lateral line); danio, placed in subfamily Danioninae (now a full family) at time of description Gymnodanio strigatus Chen & He 1992 furrowed or grooved, allusion not explained, possibly referring to groove-like appearance of conspicuously scaled lateral line on scaleless body Longiculter Fowler 1937 longus, long, i.e., a well-elongated Culter Longiculter siahi Fowler 1937 in honor of Mr. Y. Siah, who assisted Fowler in forming his collection of Thai fishes Pogobrama Luo 1995 pogon, beard, referring to minute barbels on corners of mouth (sometimes absent); brama, referring to previous placement in Sinibrama Pogobrama barbatula (Luo & Huang 1985) diminutive of barbata, barbled, referring to two minute barbels on corners of mouth (sometimes absent), which distinguishes it from other members of Sinibrama, in which it was originally described Rasborichthys Bleeker 1859 referring to similarity to Rasbora (Danionidae); ichthys, fish Rasborichthys helfrichii (Bleeker 1856) in honor of C. Helfrich, Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, who supplied type Family TINCIDAE Tench Tinca Garsault 1764 tautonymous with Cyprinus tinca [authorship often incorrectly given as Cuvier 1816] Tinca tinca (Linnaeus 1758) Latin for tench

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