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SPECIES NAMES PAGE 'L'

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

 

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lacerdai Dedicated to Mr. Marco T.C.Lacerda.
lakoi Dedicated to Mr. Carlos Lako.
lamberti In honour of Mr. Lambertus van Tuijl.
lanceolata Lance-like, spear-like; armed with a pointed weapon.
lateristriga Side streak, or stripe.
laticeps Broad head.
latus From the Latin latus = 'broad', alluding to the dimensions of this species.
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.
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.
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.
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 honor 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.
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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