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Corydoras is a genus of freshwater catfish in the family Callichthyidae and subfamily Corydoradinae.The species usually have more restricted areas of endemism than other callichthyids, but the area of distribution of the entire genus almost equals the area of distribution of the family, except for Panama where Corydoras is not present. [1]
This is an alphabetically ordered list of Corydoras species. Each entry includes: binomial scientific name, describer and year of publication.
Corydoras rabauti, also known as the rust corydoras, or Rabaut's corydoras [1] is a small species of tropical freshwater armoured catfish native to the Upper Amazon, Solimões, and Rio Negro basins in South America. It was first described by the American ichthyologist Francesca Raimonde La Monte in 1941, and is frequently seen in the aquarium ...
Like many Corydoras species, Sterba's corydoras is a shoaling catfish, and thus should ideally be kept in groups of 5 or more. In the wild it can be found in Brazil and thus, wild caught fish prefer soft, acidic water. However, Sterba's corydoras is a hardy fish and tank bred
The common name for this fish is little Corydoras, where as its scientific name derives as "Cory=helmet", "doras=skin", and "nanus=dwarf". [2] If kept as a pet, the care level is relatively easy as the fish has a peaceful temperament. [3] The aquarium should be well planted and have many places to hide.
Corydoras eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory, [1] [2] is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner . [ 3 ]
Corydoras leopardus, the leopard cory, is a catfish very similar to, and often confused with, the three line cory, Corydoras trilineatus.The most obvious differences are that C. leopardus has a longer, more pointed snout than C. trilineatus, and C. leopardus grows larger than C. trilineatus.
Corydoras griseus, the gray corydoras, is a small catfish of the corydoras genus. Its natural range is in the Brazilian Amazon region in small tributary streams.