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cacharas	Named for the Cácharas, an indigenous group of people who inhabited the upper reaches of the Río Cácharas, Norte de Santander, Colombia, type locality (Astroblepus cacharas).
cadeae	Of the Rio Cadéa (also spelled Cadeia), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the type locality (Rineloricaria cadeae).
*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.
caesius	Latin for blue grey, referring to its “attractive bluish life colour” (Propimelodus caesius).
*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 ".
caquetae	Of Caquetá, Colombia, where type locality (Río Orteguasa) is situated (Astroblepus caquetae).
*caramater*	The specific epithet caramater is formed by the junction of two words derived from the Latin ‘cara’, which means dear, beloved, and ‘mater’, meaning mother. This is a small tribute to these strong women, who work hard and are still responsible, often alone, for tenderly raising their children. The name especially honors Miriam Tencatt, Jéssica Mendonça (mother and wife of LCFT, respectively), Ireide da Silva Pinto (mother of OLPC), Vanda Santos (in memorian), Roberta Murta-Fonseca (mother and wife of SAS, respectively), and Edina Melo de Sousa (mother of LMS), but extends to all caring mothers around the world. A noun in apposition (Corydoras caramater).
*carcio*	presumably a local Bengali name for this species in India (Mystus carcio).
carinotus	Keeled, referring to five azygous plates between dorsal and adipose fins, which rise to form a keel (Delturus carinotus).
*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.
carnatus	Means fleshy, referring to the dermal tissue covering the base of the dorsal fin of some of the larger specimens of this species and the general robust body structure of this species compared to its regional congeners (Chiloglanis carnatus).
*carvalhoi*	Dedicated to Dr. Antenor Leitâo de Carvalho.
castaneus	Chestnut brown, referring to colour of body and dorsal surface of head (Mystus castaneus).
*castroi*	In honour of ichthyologist Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro, Universidade de São Paulo, who collected type (Rineloricaria castroi).
catus	Latin for cat, referring to its cat-like whiskers (Ameiurus catus).
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.
caudosignata	caudo-, tail; signatus, marked, referring to the distinctive colour pattern of the caudal fin, consisting of a narrow, white, bilobed band along its base and the uniformly darkly pigmented interradial membrane of the distal portion of the fin (Tatia caudosignata).
*caudovittatus*	With a striped tail.
cavasius	Latinisation of Kavasi, from Kavasi tenggara, local Hindi name for this species in India (Mystus cavasius).
*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.
cavia	The species epithet cavia is presumably a local Bengali name for this species in India (Glyptothorax cavia).
cearensis	-ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Ceará State, Brazil, where it is endemic (Parotocinclus cearensis).
celator	The specific name comes from the Latin noun celator, meaning a concealer or hider, and is used in allusion to its close similarity to (and misidentification with) M. pulcher (Mystus celator).
celiae	In honour of Celia Bueno, Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Neuchâtel (Switzerland), for providing “good humour” as well as photographic and radiographic images of the syntypes of H. edentatus, which revealed “key characteristics needed to correct the long-confused taxonomy of the genus” (Hypophthalmus celiae).
*cenia*	Comes from the local name of the fish (sinia), (Gagata cenia).
centrolepis	kentron, thorn or spine and/or centrum, middle; lepis, scale, referring to middle 2-3 series of lateral scutes with “spinules enlarged, ending in quite strong spines at the posterior edge of each scute” (Ancistrus centrolepsis).
ceratophysus	ceratos, horn; physus, bladder, referring to two horn-shaped diverticula at terminal end of swim bladder (Trachelyopterus ceratophysus).
*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.
cesarpintoi	In honour of helminthologist Cesar Pinto (1896–1964), who collected and/or supplied holotype and photographs of it (Parotocinclus cesarpintoi).
*cetosus*	Derived from Latin adjective cetus, meaning a large sea animal (commonly referred to as whale), in allusion to the numerous gill rakers of this species, which are reminiscent of baleen in baleen whales (Eutropiichthys cetosus).
chamaizelus	Etymology not explained, perhaps derived from chamai, dwarf, referring to small size of Eigenmann’s specimens (22-44 mm) [likely belongs in a new or different genus], (Bunocephalus chamaizelus).
*chandramara*	Hindi, Chandragupta Maurya, a king fron northern India, founder of Maurya empire, 322-298.
*chaperi*	In honour of M. Chaper, the French collector.
chapini	In honour of ornithologist James Paul Chapin (1889-1964), joint leader of the Lang-Chapin expedition to the Congo that collected the type species (Acanthocleithron chapini).
chappuisi	Named in honour of French-born Swiss zoologist and biospeleologist Pierre-Alfred Chappuis (1891-1960), who collected the type specimen (Doumea chappuisi).
*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.
chenhaojuni	This species is named after Mr. Hao-Jun Chen, who assisted in the field survey (Liobagrus chenhaojuni).
*chennuah*	From the local name of the fish, chennuah.
*cheveyi*	In honour of Dr. Pierre Chevey.
*chilensis*	From Chile.
christyi	In honour of Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932), physician (specializing in sleeping sickness), zoologist, explorer, and Director of the Congo Museum (Tervuren, Belgium), who collected type (Microsynodontis christyi).
chromocaudatus	From chroma, latinised from of the Greek word khrôma (xpwµa), meaning colour, and cauda, a Latin word meaning tail. In reference to the presence of the dark brown pigmentation in the middle of the caudal fin. An adjective (Rhinotridens chromeocaudatus).
*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.
claviger	clavus, club; -iger, to bear, referring to peculiar shape of hypertrophied posterior process of opercle in males (Trichogenes claviger).
*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.
clementinae	Of the Río Clementina system, northwest of Babahoyo, Ecuador, the type locality (Ancistrus clementinae).
*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.
*coila*	Etymology not explained, possibly latinisation of Kajoli (pronounced “kway-la”), Assamese name for this catfish in Rangbur, Bangladesh (Ailia coila).
*colombianus*	From Colombia.
colombiense	Species epithet, colombiense refers to the fact that the species is only known from Colombia.
*colossus*	“colossus” derives from the Ancient Greek KOÀOOOÓÇ (kolossós), which means “large/giant statue”, alluding to the relatively large, robust, armored body of the new species. A noun in apposition (Corydoras colossus = CW045).
*commersoni*	In honour of the Frenchman, Commerson.
commersonoides	oides, Neo-Latin from ei´dos, form or shape: Hypostomus commersoni, similar in shape and colouration (Paraloricaria commersonoides).
*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.
conspicuus	Referring to its “conspicuous bold markings” (Zaireichthys conspicuus).
*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.
couma	From couma-couma, local name for this catfish in French Guiana, onomatopoeic for the sound it makes when pulled from the water (Sciades couma).
crassilabris	brevis, short; caudatus, tailed, referring to shorter caudal peduncle compared to T. emarginatus (Tachysurus crassilabris).
crassioris	Comes from the Latin adjective crassioris, meaning thicker, in reference to the relatively deeper body and deeper caudal peduncle of this species when compared to a majority of its congeners (Amblyceps crassioris).
*crimmeni*	Dedicated to Mr.Oliver Crimmen.
*crispim*	The specific epithet was given in reference to the Crispim, known for the local tragedy-legend “Cabeça de Cuia”. Having murdered his own mother, Crispin was cursed and turned into a horrific aquatic creature with a gigantic “cuia” (bowl-shaped) head, condemned to perpetually wander the Parnaíba River and only to be redeemed after devouring seven virgins named Maria. A noun in apposittion.
*cristata*	Crested.
*cristinae*	Named after the author's wife, Cristina Sabaj Perez.
crocodili	Of a crocodile, referring to its local name in Colombia, pexe que mata el Cayman (fish that kills caiman), referring to its sharp pectoral fins, known to kill caiman (or crocodiles) that attempt to eat it (Centrochir crocodili).
*cruziensis*	After the Bolivian Departmento de Santa Cruz.
*cryptica/us*	Derived from the transliterated Greek kryptos, meaning hidden or concealed, in reference to the close morphological and pigmentation similarities of this species to congeners and its previously unrecognised taxonomic distinctiveness.
cryptobullatus	–cryptos, hidden; bullatus, bubbled, referring to “prominent but externally unevident large cup-like swimbladder encapsulations” (Amphilius cryptophthalmus).
*cryptophthalmus*	Hidden (kryptos=hidden) eyes (opthalmus=eyes) and refers to the cave species lack of eyes.
*cuao*	Named for its type locality, Rio Cuao.
cucuhyensis	–ensis, suffix denoting place: Cucuhy (or Cucuí), a Brazilian district at the border with Colombia, type locality (Pseudepapterus cucuhyensis).
*cultratus*	Knife-shaped.
*cunningtoni*	In honour of Cunnington.
curitiensis	ensis, suffix denoting place: Municipio de Curiti, “land of mists and beautiful sunsets” (translation), Departamento de Santander, Colombia, type locality (Astroblepus curitiensis).
curtisoma	curtus (L.), short; sôma (Greek), body, referring to the relatively short appearance compared with the more elongate Encheloclarius tapeinopterus.
*cuspicaudus*	Name from Latin 'cuspis' for pointed and 'caudus' for tail, referring to its pointed caudal-fin lobes.
*cyclopus*	Latinisation of Cyclops, mythological one-eyed giants that lived inside the volcano of Mt. Aetna (or Etna) of Sicily, alluding to local reports that the Andean volcanoes of Ecuador regularly eject a muddy substance mixed with fresh water and large numbers of this catfish, which presumably live in subterranean lakes beneath the volcano; Humboldt believed these claims but they have never been authenticated (Astroblepos cyclopus).

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