Characidae, Latreille, 1825

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 : 286-287

Characidae (Pristellinae)

Hemigrammus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) : piaba (B);

tétra de Bellotti (F); dash-dot tetra (E).

Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry, 1959 : opi, wïiwïi (Wa);

tétra de Guyane (F).

Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882) : yaya (C);

pikilili (K); ika kaimwi (P); feux de position (F); olho-de-fogo, piaba, lambari (Br); head-and-tail light Tetra (E).

Hemigrammus unilineatus Géry, 1959 : maturu (P); tétra drapeau (F); lambari-pipira (Br); flag tetra (E).

Hyphessobrycon borealis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006 :

opi (Wa), tétra du nord (F).

Hyphessobrycon copelandi Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908:

kalilikë (Wa); tétra de Copeland (F); Copeland’s tetra (E).

Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882) : tétra-joyau,

tétra-serpae (F); Mato grosso (Br); jewel tetra, serpae tetra (E).

Hyphessobrycon roseus (Géry, 1960) : alalaipila sili (Wi);

tétra doré (F); yellow phantom tetra (E).

Hyphessobrycon simulatus (Géry, 1960) : maturu (P);

faux tétra rayons X (F); false X-ray tetra (E).

Note: Hyphessobrycon simulatus can easily be mistaken for H. copelandi . These two species can be found in the same shoal.

Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Günther, 1864) : pikili (K);

ika gumakrogbad (P); opi pepta (Wa); pikɨ teniwatawa (Wi); weti fisi, sriba (S); piaba, lambari, matupiri (Br).

Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882) : clou-

d’argent (C); ika weweyo (P); pilakɨ (Wi); tétra de Colette (F): piaba, lambari, matupiri (Br); Colletti tetra (E).

Moenkhausia georgiae Géry, 1966 : pikili (K); ika gaibpriyo (P); opi tepilem (Wa); pikɨ teãiymilã (Wi); bewoyo weti fisi (S); tétra de Georgie (F).

Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845) :

opi pepta, opi ulalakan (Wa); weti fisi, sriba (S); tétra à grandes écailles (F); lambari (Br).

Moenkhausia aff. grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845) : ika gumakrogbad (P); pikɨ pilelu (Wi); tétra à grandes écailles (F); lambari (Br).

Note: In East French Guiana, Moenkhausia aff. grandisquamis replaces its sister species, M. grandisquamis , given that it is difficult to tell the two species apart.

Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1966 : maturu (P);

opi (Wa); tétra drapeau (F); lambari-pipira (Br); flag tetra (E).

Note: Moenkhausia hemigrammoides can easily be mistaken with Hemigrammus unilineatus .

Moenkhausia inrai Géry, 1992 : pikili (Wa); tétra de l’Inra (F).

Moenkhausia lata Eigenmann, 1908 : pilakɨ (Wi); rabo-

de-fogo (Br).

Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995 :

ele pata jetsi (Wa); tétra de Moïse (F).

Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864) : yaya-moloko

(C); kalewelu (K); ika gateuduwõ garib priye (P); kalakalaali (Wa); wayapɨlea (Wi); yanyante (Nd); gwoko (S); tétra à oeil rouge, tétra de verre (F); piaba, lambari olho-de-fogo (Br); redeye tetra, glass tetra (E).

Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965 : ika pareuna vikyanõ (P); pikɨyu (Wi); tétra du Suriname (F).

Note: In East French Guiana, Moenkhausia surinamensis replaces its sister species, M. moisae , given that it is difficult to tell the two species apart.

Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894) : pikili (K); maturu (P);

poisson rayon-X, chardonneret d’eau (F); piaba, lambari, matupiri (Br); X-ray tetra (E).

Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959 : tétra pingouin, tétra de l’Ifat

(F); santa maria (Br); half-striped penguin tetra (E).