latin and greek roots of scientific names

A			G			P
albus	L	white	gaster	Gr	belly	pachys	Gr	thick stout
arcturus	L	northern	glaucus	L	bluish grey	parvus	L	small
argentatus	L	silvery	gracilis	L	thin, unadorned	pedi	L	feet
astrum	L	star	grandis		large	pedicel	L	foot, leg or stalk
atra	L	black				pelagius	Gr	oceanic
aureus	L	golden	H			penta	Gr	five
australis	L	southern	halo	Gr	salt	phago		eating
			hepta	Gr	seven	phaios		brown
B			hexa	Gr	six	planktos		wandering
borealis	L	northern				platy	Gr	flat
bracchiun	L	arm,claw	I			pod		foot
brachy	Gr	short	ichthyos		fish	poros		a way through
brachycephalus	Gr	short-headed	imperator	L	emperor	pulchra	L	beautiful
branchia	Gr	gills
brevi	L	short	L			R
			lateralis	L	side	ruber	L	red
C			leucus	Gr	white
caudatus	L	tailed	lineatus	L	lined or striped	S
cephalos		head	lividum	L	bluish	sclero		hard
chloro	Gr	green	luteolus	L	yellow	scypha		cup
chromos		colour				stoma	Gr	mouth, opening
coelo		hollow	M			striatus	L	striped
constrictus		constrained	maculatus	L	spotted, blotched	subfusca	L	brownish
cyano	Gr	blue-green	major	L	greater
			melanus	Gr	black	T
D			minor	L	smaller	testaceus		tile-like
dactylus	Gr	finger or toe	mono	Gr	one	tetra		four
deca	Gr	ten	morph	Gr	shape	tri		three
dens		tooth
dermis	Gr	skin	N			U
di	Gr	two	necto		swimming	uni	L	one
diplo	Gr	double	neuro		nerve
dolicho	Gr	elongated	niger	L	black	V
dorsalis	L	back	nona	L	nine	variabilis	L	variable
			notos	Gr	southern	variegatus	L	variegated
E						ventrus	L	belly
echinus	Gr	spine	O			verrucosus	L	rough skinned
ennea	Gr	nine	obscurus	L	dark	versicolor	L	variegated
enteron		gut	occidentalis	L	western	viridis	L	green
erythro	Gr	red	octa	Gr	eight
etos	Gr	sea	olivaceum	L	olive coloured
			orientalis	L	eastern
F			ornatus	L	ornate
familiaris	L	common	ortho-	Gr	straight
fasciata, fasciculata	L	banded	osteon		bone
fulvus	L	yellow	ostracon		shell
fuscus	L	dark brown