Auchenipteridae, Bleeker, 1862

Grenand, Pierre, Chapuis, Jean, Cognat, André, Christinoi, Antonia, Davy, Damien, Grenand, Françoise, Jégu, Michel, Keith, Philippe, Martin, Emmanuel, Nemo, François, Pagezy, Hélène & Le Bail, Pierre-Yves, 2015, Revision of vernacular names for the freshwater fish of French Guiana, Cybium 39 (4), pp. 279-300 : 292-293

Auchenipteridae

Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766) : mannouwé

(Oyapock), koko-sousouri, janmengouté (C); pulapulali (K); ubak kasisiminye (P); mïtala (Wa); matupe, pilameme (Wi); mãduwe (T); bow, maloko fisi, paypay (B); mandubé, fidalgo, bocudo (Br); slopehead catfish (E).

Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855 : mannouwé

(Oyapock), koko-sousouri, janmengouté (C); ubak priye (P); agénéiosus de l’Ucayali (F); mandubé, fidalgo, bocudo (Br); duck catfish (E).

Auchenipterus dentatus Valenciennes, 1840 : kokodlo-dous, koko-merlo (C); koyokoyo (K); kagatay (P); panaululuk (Wa); pilateau, pilakupeãsĩ (Wi); botro manki (S); auchéniptère denté (F); olho-de-gato, mandi-peruano, carataí (Br).

Auchenipterus nuchalis (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) : kokodlo-dous, koko-merlo (C); koyokoyo (K); kagatay (P); panaululuk (Wa); pilateau, pilakupeãsĩ (Wi); botro manki (S); auchéniptère, silure rayé (F); olho-de-gato, mandi-peruano, carataí (Br); moustache catfish (E).

Note: Auchenipterus dentatus and Auchenipterus nuchalis are sister species that are extremely difficult to tell apart since their respective geographical distributions in French Guiana remain uncertain.

Glanidium leopardum (Hoedeman, 1961) : koko-tig (C);

nuya (K); panaululuk (Wa); yawateãĩy (Wi); noya (B); wood catfish (E).

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Bloch, 1794) : koko-soda,

koko-dlo-dous (C); panakowe (K); kagatay priye (P); carataí (Br); cocosoda catfish (E).

Tatia brunnea Mees, 1974 : koko-tig (C); nuya (K); noya

(B); wood catfish (E).

Tatia intermedia (Steindachner, 1876) : koko-tig (C);

nuya (K); noya (B); driftwood catfish (E).

Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840 : oyak,

anvou (C); yawa kasisiminye (P); noya (B); trachélyoptère à cuir (F); cangati, cachorro-do-padre, nojado (Br); wood catfish (E).

Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) : oyak, anvou

(C); nuya (K); yawa (P); palatka (Wa); noya (B); noya (S); trachélyoptère tacheté (F); cangati, cachorro-do-padre, anuiá, nojado (Br); common wood catfish (E).

ORDER GYMNOTIFORMES

Gymnotidae

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1766) : z’angi-

tranblan (C); pulake (K); uwak (P); alimina (Wa); pɨlake (Wi); pulake (T); maïchi (B); maïsi, prake (S); anguille électrique (F); poraquê, puraqué, peixe-elétrico (Br); electric eel (E).

Note: The electric eel hardly goes beyond the Saut Maripa, in the Oyapock, but is known by the Wayãpi people from the Rio Jari basin.

Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758 : angi, bloblo (C);

alapo (K); punup pareunawikyene (P); miwa, kaloi (Wa); alapotãsiay (Wi); alapo (T); boóboó (B); logologo (S); gymnote rayée (F); sarapó (Br); banded knifefish (E).

Gymnotus coropinae Hoedeman, 1962 : angi, bloblo (C);

alapo (K); punup duwẽ (P); miwa, kaloi (Wa); alapotãĩy, alapoũ (Wi); alapo (T); booboo (B); logologo (S); gymnote de la Coropina (F); sarapó (Br); knifefish (E).