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| lacerdai | Dedicated to Mr. Marco T.C.Lacerda. |
| laevis | From the Latin laevis, meaning smooth, in reference to the entrire (unnotched) anteroventral margin of the opercle in this species (Gogangra laevis). |
| laeviuscula | Smoother, referring to its smoother body compared to Loricariichthys acutus and L. maculatus, its presumed congeners at the time (Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula) |
| lakoi | Dedicated to Mr. Carlos Lako. |
| lamarrii | In honour of explorer-naturalist August Lamarre-Picquot (1785-1873, also spelled Lamare-Picquot), who collected type (Sperata lamarrii). |
| lamberti | In honour of Mr. Lambertus van Tuijl. |
| lanceolata | Lance-like, spear-like; armed with a pointed weapon. |
| lapillicola | Lapillus, pebble; colere, to dwell, referring to the substrate of its habitat, including gravel and rounded stones (Pseudolaguvia lapillicola). |
| laplatae | Of the La Plata River basin, Argentina, type locality (also occurs in Uruguay), (Hypostomus laplatae). |
| lateristriga | Side streak, or stripe. |
| laticeps | Broad head. |
| latidens | latus, wide; dens, teeth, referring to wider teeth on outer row of premaxillary compared to the similar A. trifasciatus, (Astroblepus latidens). |
| latus | From the Latin latus = 'broad', alluding to the dimensions of this species. |
| laukidi | Local Arawak name for this species in Guyana (Rhamdia laukidi). |
| laurafabianae | Named to honour the co-author, Armando Ortega-Lara’s daughter, Laura Fabiana (Panaque nigrolineatus laurafabianae). |
| leiacanthus | With smooth spines. |
| leerii | Named in honour of Leer. |
| leoni | Named to honour our fallen colleague, Ing. RNR Oscar León Mata (1964-2018), who collected the holotype and dedicated much of his too-short life to Venezuelan ichthyology. Oscar collected the type series of this new species and was invaluable during many of the expeditions to Venezuela, which would not have succeeded without him. He is sorely missed by his family and friends. |
| leopardus | Leopard-like, (a reference to the colour). |
| leptorhynchus | From the Greek leptos (slender) and rhynchos (snout), in reference to the relatively slender snout of this species. |
| leptosoma | Slender or delicate body. |
| lepturus | Derived from the Greek word leptos = thin, and the Greek suffix -ouros (which is derived from the Greek word oura = tail). |
| leucomelus | White and black. |
| levis | Smooth. |
| lima | Meaning a file in Latin, refers to the ventrally exposed premaxillary tooth patch. |
| lineatus | Lined or streaked. |
| lineola | Latin for little line, refers to the short lines on the compound pterotic. |
| llanero | From the Llanos of Venezuela. |
| longibarbata | longus, long; barbata, bearded, referring to the long maxillary barbel (Pimelodella longibarbata). |
| longibarbatus | Alluding to the long barbels (Trichomycterus longibarbatus). |
| longibarbus | Long barbels. |
| longicauda/ta | Long caudal fin. |
| longidorsalis | Long dorsal fin. |
| longifilis | From the Latin "longus" (long) and "filum" (filament), referring to the long barbels of this species. |
| longimanus | Long hands, ( pectoral fins). |
| longipinnis | Long fins. |
| longirostris | Long snout. |
| longissimus | Longest, referring to the relatively long caudal peduncle. |
| longiuscula | Diminutive of longior, longer, i.e., a little longer, referring to longer upper lobe of caudal fin compared to R. eriarcha (Rhamdella longiuscula). |
| loretoensis | From Loreto, a department in Peru where this Corydoras species was found. |
| loxochelis | From the Greek (loxos), slanting, crosswise, and (kelis), stain, spot, in allusion to the broken and oblique dark bars of the species. A noun in apposition. |
| luciae | Named for Dr. Lúcia H. Rapp Py-Daniel, Curator of Fishes at Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, for her many contributions Neotropical ichthyology, particularly loricariid taxonomy and systematics. |
| lucipinnis | From the Latin, luci, meaning bright or clear, and pinnis, meaning fin in reference to the light patches found at the base of the black triangles on the rayed fins, especially on the anal fin. |
| lufirae | From the River Lufira drainage (Synodontis lufirae). |
| luisae | The specific epithet luisae is in honour to the Brazilian ichthyologist Luisa M. Sarmento-Soares, in recognition of her many contributions to the systematics of Neotropical catfishes of the subfamily Centromochlinae. A noun in the singular genitive case. |
| lujani | Named in honour of the former graduate student of JWA, Dr. Nathan Lujan. Dr. Lujan has led expeditions to some of the most remote regions of South America and obtained some of the most important specimens for the study of loricariid systematics specifially as well as South American fish systematics and ecology in general. |
| lunaorum | Named in honour of the Luna family, founders of the village of Macurucu on the Orinoco near the mouth of the Ventuari. Their progressive interest in the development of Macurucu via promotion of scientific research in the nearby region has been indispensable to the completion of recent fieldwork. |
| luteomaculatus | luteus, yellow; maculatus, spotted, referring to the yellow spots all over fins and body (Hypostomus luteomaculatus). |
| luzia | Devoted to "Luzia” = Lapa Vermelha IV Hominid 1; the oldest Homo sapiens skeleton found in America (approx. 11,000-11,500 years old). |
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