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  1. Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, …

    Oct 23, 2025 · Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma 2017 derived from the Japanese chihiro, meaning “great depth,” referring to depth of capture of holotype and only known specimen …

  2. Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, …

    Sep 16, 2025 · Callionymus profundus Fricke & Golani 2013 deep, collected at a depth of 410-480 m Callionymus regani Nakabo 1979 in honor of ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878 …

  3. Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p) - The ETYFish Project

    Sep 17, 2025 · Neogobius bathybius (Kessler 1877) bathys, deep; bios, life, referring to its occurrence in the Caspian Sea, at a depth down to 230.5 m [subgeneric placement provisional]

  4. Family ASPREDINIDAE (Adams 1854) Banjo Catfishes - The ETYFish …

    Sep 18, 2025 · Xyliphius lepturus Orcés V. 1962 thin-tailed, from leptós (λεπτός), fine or thin, and urus, from ourá (οὐρά), tail, referring to comparatively slender caudal peduncle, its depth …

  5. Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o) - The ETYFish …

    Nov 27, 2025 · Brachyamblyopus Bleeker 1874 brachys, presumably referring to short (in depth) body of B. brachysoma, previously placed in the closely related Amblyopus (=Taenioides)

  6. Family MYCTOPHIDAE Gill 1893 (Lanternfishes) | The ETYFish Project

    Oct 7, 2025 · Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning 1928) deep-loving, from bathýs (βαθύς), deep, and phílos (φίλος), friend or fond of, probably referring to depth of capture of type specimen, …

  7. Family CLARIIDAE Bonaparte 1845 (Airbreathing or Labyrinth …

    Oct 21, 2025 · Clarias buthupogon Sauvage 1879 buthu, presumably from buthós (βυθός), depth; pṓgōn (πώγων), beard, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its long (deep?) barbels …

  8. Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily CHARACINAE Latreille 1825 …

    Dec 1, 2025 · Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry 1973 Latin for prolonged, referring to its elongate body, largest depth in front of dorsal fin 4.5–5.05 in SL Microschemobrycon geisleri …

  9. Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)

    Nov 19, 2025 · Gobio latus Anikin 1905 Latin for wide, broad or extensive, allusion not explained nor evident, perhaps referring to higher body depth compared with the similar G. fluviatilis …

  10. Family GASTROMYZONTIDAE Fowler 1905 (Torrent or Sucker …

    Oct 27, 2025 · Pseudogastromyzon laticeps Chen & Zheng 1980 latus (L.), wide or broad; –ceps (Neo-Latin), headed, referring to wide head, its width twice depth at pectoral base