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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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