| Etymology Pages 'C' |
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| caenosus |
From the Latin caenosus meaning muddy or
dirty, in reference to the muddy coloration of this species and
its preference for muddy habitats. |
| callichthys |
Beautiful fish. |
| callopterus |
Beautiful Fins. |
| camelopardalis |
Meaning "Giraffe" pertaining to
the reticulated pattern. |
| cameronensis |
From Cameroon. |
| canarensis |
From the district of Canara (or Kanara),
Karnataka State, India. |
| capitonia |
The specific name capitonia is
an adjective of Latin origin, meaning "with head great ". |
| carlae |
Named in honour of Mrs Carla Lindenaar-Sparrius. |
| carlae |
The specific name is in honor of Carla Simone
Pavanelli (Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Núcleo
de
Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aqüicultura) for her
contributions to Neotropical Ichthyology. |
| carvalhoi |
Dedicated to Dr. Antenor Leitâo de
Carvalho. |
cataphracta/us
|
Armoured; mail-clad. |
| cataractus |
( Collected from a ) waterfall ( stream.) |
| caucana/us |
From the Rio Cauca, Colombia. |
| caudalis |
Pertaining to the tail. |
caudimaculatus
|
From the Latin cauda = 'tail' and
maculatus = 'spotted' alluding to the spot in the caudal
peduncle. |
| caudovittatus |
With a striped tail. |
| centromochlus |
From the Greek kenteo, meaning sting and
mochlos, meaning lever or crowbar; in reference to the long spines.
|
| cervinus |
From the Latin cervinus = deer,
alluding to colour. |
chaperi
|
In honour of M. Chaper, the French collector. |
cheveyi
|
In
honour of Dr. Pierre Chevey. |
| chrysea |
From the Greek chrysos, meaning gold, in
reference to the colour. |
| chrysolomus |
From the Greek chryso, meaning orange or
yellow and loma meaning border, in allusion to the colored band
at the border of the dorsal and caudal fins. A noun in apposition. |
| cirrhosa/um/us |
Fringed, ( with filaments or barbels.) |
| clarias |
Probably derived from 'clarus', meaning
clear or shining. |
| claro |
From the river of the same name in the Mato
Grosso area of Brazil. |
| clavipinna |
Club-fin. |
| cocama |
Named after the Cocama-Cocamilla Indians
of the lower Ucayali and Marañon rivers |
cochliodon
|
Spoon-toothed. (spoon-shaped teeth) |
cochui
|
Named in honour of Mr.Fred Cochu. |
| colombianus |
From Colombia |
commersoni
|
In honour of the Frenchman, Commerson. |
| comptus |
From the latin - ornamented
or adorned. |
congicum/us
|
From the Congo. |
concolor
|
Uniformly coloured; of the same colour. |
| contractus |
A crowd; crowding together. |
condiscipulus
|
From the Latin condiscipulus =
'schoolmate', alluding to the sympatric occurrence of this species
with C.oiapoquensis with which it shares its colour pattern
and location. |
| cooperensis |
After the Cooper Creek system, Australia,
part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin. |
| copei |
Named in honour of Dr.Edward.D.Cope. |
| coppenamensis |
Named for the Coppenamensis River in Surinam. |
| coracoideus |
Like a raven, black. |
coriatae
|
Dedicated to Mrs.Nery Coriat. |
| cortesi |
Named in honour of Dr. Abdon Cortés
Lombana. |
| cotylephorus |
Meaning sites for the attachment of developing
embryos, refering to the eggs hanging from the ventral area. |
| crimmeni |
Dedicated to Mr.Oliver Crimmen. |
cristata
|
Crested. |
| cruziensis |
After the Bolivian Departmento de Santa
Cruz. |
| crypticus |
From the Greek; Krypto = hide, cover,
conceal; and the Latin -icus = pertaining to. |
| cultratus |
Knife-shaped. |
| cunningtoni |
In honour of Cunnington. |
