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.
If you would like to contribute to the monthly factsheets with an
article, information or photos, please e-mail
me. You will of course be credited for your work.
If you would like to donate any denomination
of monies to the site just click the above link button. All proceeds
will go to running the site and hopefully to keep it going for a few
years yet.