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Name from
the Greek nano, meaning reduced, and odon, meaning teeth. |
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. |
| nelsoni |
Named for
Douglas Nelson, for his dedicated service to the ichthyological
commnunity since 1983 as Collection Manager of Fishes, University
of Michigan Museum of Zoology. |
| nettoferreirai |
The epithet
specific niettoferreirai, is a tribute to ichthyologist Dr. André
Luiz Netto Ferreira, of the University of São Paulo - Brazil,
by their large contributions to the South American Ichthyology. |
neumanni
|
In honour
of Neumann. |
| ngouniensis |
Specific
name referring to the Ngounié River basin, its type locality |
niger
|
From the
Niger River or to have a black body colour |
| nicaraguense/is |
From Lake
Nicaragua. |
| nickeriensis |
From the
Nickerie River, Suriname. |
| 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. |
| nigripinnis |
Black fin. |
| nigrirostrum |
Black nose |
| nijsseni |
Named in
honour of Dr. Han Nijssen. |
| nilotica/us |
From the
Nile River. |
| nitidus |
Glittering;
bright. |
| nix |
From the
Latin nix meaning snow, alluding to the colour: in dark individuals
the dots look like falling snowflakes, while pale individuals look
like they have
the whole body covered by snow; treated as a noun in apposition. |
| 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. |
| nocturnus |
Nocturnus
meaning nocturnal, referring to the dark coloration. |
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. |
