Etymology Pages 'L'
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lacerdai
|
Dedicated
to Mr. Marco T.C.Lacerda. |
| lakoi |
Dedicated to Mr. Carlos Lako. |
lamberti
|
In honour of Mr.Lambertus van Tuijl. |
| lanceolata |
Lance-like,
spear-like; armed with a pointed weapon. |
| lateristriga |
Side streak,
or stripe. |
| laticeps |
Broad
head. |
latus
|
From the
Latin latus = 'broad', alluding to the dimensions of this
species. |
| leiacanthus |
With smooth
spines. |
| leerii |
Named in
honour of Leer |
| leopardus
|
Leopard-like,
(a reference to the colour.) |
| leptosoma |
Slender
or delicate body. |
| lepturus |
Derived
from the Greek word leptos = thin, and the Greek suffix -ouros (which
is derived from the Greek word oura = tail) |
| leucomelus |
White and
black. |
| levis |
Smooth. |
| lima |
Meaning
a file in Latin, refers to the ventrally exposed premaxillary tooth
patch. |
lineatus
|
Lined or
streaked. |
| lineola |
Latin for
little line, refers to the short lines on the compound pterotic. |
| llanero |
From the
Llanos of Venezuela |
| longibarbus |
Long barbels. |
| longicauda |
Long caudal
fin. |
| longidorsalis |
Long dorsal
fin. |
| longimanus |
Long hands,
( pectoral fins.) |
| longipinnis |
Long fins. |
| longirostris
|
Long snout. |
loretoensis
|
From Loreto,
a department in Peru where this Corydoras species was found. |
loxozonus
|
From the
Greek loxos = 'slanting' and the Latin zona =
'belt' or 'girdle', alluding to the dark oblique stripe on the body. |
| lucipinnis |
From the
Latin, luci, meaning bright or clear, and pinnis,
meaning fin in reference to the light patches found at the base
of the black triangles on the rayed fins, especially on the caudal. |
| lunaorum
|
Named in
honor of the Luna family, founders of the village of Macurucu on
the Orinoco near the mouth of the Ventuari. Their progressive interest
in the development of Macurucu via promotion of scientific research
in the nearby region has been indispensable to the completion of
recent fieldwork. |
