Etymology Pages 'N'
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nanus
|
Dwarf. |
| napoensis |
Named after Napo, one of the regions from
which it was collected. |
narcissus
|
Named after Narcissus, son of the Greek
river god, Kephise. |
| nasus |
A
nose; a nozzle. |
| nattereri |
In honour
of Johann Natterer, the Austrian collector. |
| nauticus |
Named after the type locality,
the town of Nauta, located on the north bank of the major Upper
Amazonian tributary. |
| nebulosa/us |
Clouded,
dark or mottled. |
| negro |
After the River in Bolivia where
this Corydoras species was found. |
neumanni
|
In honour
of Neumann. |
niger
|
From the
Niger River or to have a black body colour |
| nicaraguense/is |
From Lake
Nicaragua. |
| nigra |
The specific name nigra, is a
Latin reference to the dark colour pattern of this species (Tatia) |
| nigricauda |
Black tail. |
| nigrita |
Blackened. |
| nigriventris |
Black belly. |
| nigrocollaris |
Black collar |
| nigrodigitatus |
Black fingered. |
| nigrolineatus |
Black lines |
| nigromaculatus |
Black spots. |
| nigrirostrum |
Black nose |
| nijsseni |
Named in
honour of Dr. Han Nijssen. |
| nilotica/us |
From the
Nile River. |
| nitidus |
Glittering;
bright. |
| njassae |
From Lake
Malawi. |
| noelkempffi |
Named after Mr Noel Kempff Mercardo,
who was engaged in the protection of wildlife in Bolivia and was
killed by the Mafia in 1986. |
normani
|
In honour
of John Roxburgh Norman, British ichthyologist. (1898-1944). |
notatus
|
Marked,
( with a spot, usually.) |
| notialis |
From the Greek notos, meaning
southern, in reference to the distribution of this species (southern
Borneo) |
notospilus
|
With spots
on the back. |
| nudiceps |
Black
belly. |
