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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