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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'C'

Species (second name: a group of organisms generally resembling each other and capable of reproduction).

 

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caecutiens The specific name is an adjective, derived from the pointed posterior end of the adipose fin.
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.
canastra The name “canastra” refers to the Serra da Canastra, a mountain range located in the center-south of the state of Minas Gerais, which houses the headwaters of the rio São Francisco, where most of the specimens were collected (Hartia canastra).A noun in apposition.
capetinga The specific name capetinga from the Tupi-guarani dialect is in reference to the old and unused name of São João D´Aliança municipality. The name «capetinga» means white, or clear water. A noun in apposition.
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 honour 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.
catus Meaning cat.
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.
cavatica From the Latin cavaticus meaning born or living in caves. In reference to the fact that, in nature, this species is found in holes in lateritic rocks, and the fact that it is likely that such holes are where this species breeds.
cerinum Name from Latin adjective 'cerinus', meaning wax-colored; refers to the yellowish coloration in life of this species.
cervinus From the Latin cervinus = deer, alluding to colour.
chaperi In honour of M. Chaper, the French collector.
charrua The specific epithet charrua is the name of the aborigines that lived in the Uruguayan coast of the Rio de la Plata; a noun in apposition.
chengduensis The species is named after Chengdu City, its type locality. The proposed English common name is Chengdu Torrent Catfish.
chennuah From the local name of the fish, chennuah.
cheveyi In honour of Dr. Pierre Chevey.
chilensis From Chile.
chromodontus From the Greek chroma (colour), and odontos (tooth), in reference to the reddish-brown tip of teeth of this species.
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.
chrysostiktos Derived from the Greek chrysos (after gold), and stiktus (after spotted), in allusion to the bright yellow spots present in the living specimens.
cirrhosa/um/us Fringed, (with filaments or barbels).
claro From the river of the same name in the Mato Grosso area of Brazil.
claustellifer From the Latin claustellum , meaning keyhole, and the Latin fero , meaning to bear. Refers to the dark brown lines on the snout surrounding a keyhole-like shape of light-brown base coloration. Treated as a masculine adjective.
clavipinna Club-fin.
cocama Named after the Cocama-Cocamilla Indians of the lower Ucayali and Marañon rivers.
cochinchinensis Named after the type locality in Vietnam of Cochinchina which refers to the region south of the Gianh River.
cochliodon Spoon-toothed. (spoon-shaped teeth).
cochui Named in honour of Mr.Fred Cochu.
colombianus From Colombia.
colombiense Species epithet, colombiense refers to the fact that the species is only known from Colombia.
commersoni In honour of the Frenchman, Commerson.
comoensis Named after the location of the Comoé River, Côte d’Ivoirein Africa.
comptus From the latin - ornamented or adorned.
congicum/us From the Congo.
concolor Uniformly coloured; of the same colour.
congica Referring to the origin of the type material of this species, the Congo Basin.
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.
corantijni/ensis Named after the river system of the same name in Suriname.
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.
cristinae Named after the author's wife, Cristina Sabaj Perez.
cruziensis After the Bolivian Departmento de Santa Cruz.
crypticus From the Greek; Krypto = hide, cover, conceal; and the Latin -icus = pertaining to.
cryptophthalmus Hidden (kryptos=hidden) eyes (opthalmus=eyes) and refers to the cave species lack of eyes.
cuao Named for its type locality, Rio Cuao.
cultratus Knife-shaped.
cunningtoni In honour of Cunnington.
cuspicaudus Name from Latin 'cuspis' for pointed and 'caudus' for tail, referring to its pointed caudal-fin lobes.
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