Vibranium fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus wakanda) Tea, Pinheiro, Shepherd & L. A. Rocha, 2019.
"...refers to the fictional East African nation of Wakanda... the purple chain-link scale pattern of the new species is reminiscent of [[vibranium]]."
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The last of the Targaryen dragons: Pseudocalotes drogon, Pseudocalotes viserion, and Pseudocalotes rhaegal. They're the same colour as Dany's dragons too!
Ok last one I promise: #EtymologyEpithet #asoiaf #hotd
The three dragons of Aegon's conquest! Liolaemus balerion, Liolaemus vhagar, and Liolaemus meraxes.
I know they're only fish phylogenetically, but #EtymologyEpithet
Males (left two panels) and females (right two panels) of the Narcissus pencil wrasse. The males are black with a blue diagonal stripe near the head. The females are white with a chestnut cap.
Today’s #EtymologyEpithet is a double whammy! The first is Pseudojuloides Pluto from Ogasawara, Wake Atoll, and the Mariana Archipelago.
The specific epithet is given after Pluto, god of the underworld, in reference to the sinister coloration of the males.
A bright aquamarine blue fish with a red and yellow head. Photo by Fenton Walsh.
A bright aquamarine blue fish with a red and yellow head. Photo by Mark Rosenstein.
Ok I’m gonna need you all to repost today’s #EtymologyEpithet far and wide because this is one of my fav fishes I’ve ever described.
Nemateleotris lavandula Tea & Larson, 2023
“…named lavandula, after the genus of flowering plants which includes the ornamental herb lavender, in reference to its beautiful colouration in life.”
Location: Palau 🇵🇼
#FishFriday #EtymologyEpithet
I don’t quite yet have the same reach on here as I did on Twitter, so I’m going to start a new fish game called #EtymologyEpithet, where I explain the etymology (the meaning behind a name) for all of the fishes I’ve described, starting with Cirrhilabrus isosceles, the Pintail Fairywrasse.
