Nov 18, 2025 · Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith 1978 paucus (L.), few; pora (L.), pored, referring to relatively few lateral-line pores compared with A. infans Labichthys Gill & Ryder …

Jul 2, 2025 · Xanthichthys lineopunctatus (Hollard 1854) lineo-, line; punctatus, spotted, referring to dark-brown longitudinal lines, sometimes interrupted, on upper body, becoming dark-brown …

Dec 29, 2025 · Bathycongrus polyporus (Smith & Kanazawa 1977) multi-pored, from poly- (πολύ), many, and porus, from póros (πόρος), pore, referring to multiple pores on head and lateral line

Apr 18, 2025 · Gramma Poey 1868 line, referring to interrupted lateral line, almost touching outline of back, falling interrupted below last dorsal spine, then beginning again on caudal …

Sep 29, 2025 · Brachyalestes bimaculatus (Boulenger 1899) bi-, from bis (L.), twice; maculatus (L.), spotted, referring to two large, round, highly reflective and metallic spots on each side of …

Jan 3, 2026 · Channa diplogramma (Day 1865) diplo-, twofold; gramma, line, referring to broad black band passing through eye to the upper half of caudal fin, and second band from angle of …

Nov 14, 2025 · Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill 1814) bi-, from bis (L.), twice; linearis (L.), linear, referring to its “dark and double” lateral line (i.e., visual lines formed by the top and bottom …

Rhodeus atremius (Jordan & Thompson 1914) ἀ, privative, i.e., without; tremius, from trḗma (τρῆμα), hole or aperture, referring to “completely absent” lateral line

Dec 1, 2025 · Microschemobrycon cryptogrammus Ohara, Jerep & Cavallaro 2019 crypto, from kryptós (κρυπτός), secret or hidden; grammus, scientific Neo-Latin derived from grammḗ …

5 days ago · Grammonus Gill 1896 etymology not explained, perhaps grammḗ (γραμμή), line or stroke of the pen, referring to interrupted lateral line of G. ater; onus, presumably a Latinization …