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 : 285-286

Characidae (taxa incertae sedis)

Many small species of Characidae have a generic name in different linguistic groups: yaya (C), ika (P), opi (Wa), pikɨ (Wi), pilakɨt (T), siba (B). However, these generic names also apply to small species from different families.

Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) : pikili (K); mulok (Wa); pikɨ takapeãsi (Wi); pikin siba (B); sriba, weti fisi (S); astyanax biponctué (F); lambari, piaba-chata, piabacrioula (Br); two spot astyanax (E).

Astyanax leopoldi Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1988 : pikɨ teau (Wi); astyanax de Léopold (F); Leopold’s tetra (E).

Astyanax validus Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991 : mulok (Wa); mɨloko (Wi, Camopi); astyanax robuste (F).

Note: Astyanax validus looks similar to its sister species, A. bimaculatus , and the two species are difficult to tell apart.

Ctenobrycon spilurus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1849: yaya (C); pikili (K); piki siba (B); silver dollar tetra (E).

Jupiaba abramoides (Eigenmann, 1909) : mulok, pitu (Wa); pikɨ yu (Wi).

Jupiaba keithi (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) : kalewili (K); opi ëlepatajetsi (Wa); pikɨ takapeãsĩ, melãy (Wi); jupiaba de Keith (F).

Jupiaba maroniensis (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) : opi tepilem, tamok ëtanopïtpë (Wa); jupiaba du Maroni (F).

Jupiaba meunieri (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996) : opi tepilem (Wa); bewoyo weti fisi (S), jupiaba de Meunier (F).

Note: Jupiaba meunieri looks similar to its sister species J. maroniensis . The two species can easily be mistaken for one another.