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Corydoras paleatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Callichthyidae. Its common names include blue leopard corydoras , mottled corydoras , and peppered catfish . [ 1 ] It originates from the lower Paraná River basin and coastal rivers in Uruguay and Brazil .
Livebearers are fish that retain their eggs inside the body and give birth to live, free-swimming young. They are especially prized by aquarium owners. They are especially prized by aquarium owners. Among aquarium fish, livebearers are nearly all members of the family Poeciliidae and include: guppies , mollies , platies and swordtails .
The Emerald Cory Catfish is a very hardy and resilient fish. ... Endler's livebearer: Poecilia wingei: 3.8 cm (1.5 in) Black molly: Poecilia sphenops: 10 cm (3.9 in)
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 ]
Cories are small catfish which are popular with aquarists - the Pepper cory is shown. This is an alphabetically ordered list of Corydoras species. Each entry includes: binomial scientific name, describer and year of publication. Some entries are indicated with existing (common name) and synonyms.
The salt and pepper catfish (Corydoras habrosus) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia. Corydoras habrosus – male on the left, female on the right. Male ...
Corydoras julii (also known as the julii cory or leopard catfish [2]) is a small freshwater catfish native to eastern Brazil. It is often confused with Corydoras trilineatus, [3] the three stripe corydoras. Corydoras julii are small, peaceful shoaling fish, and are typically kept in groups in captivity. [4]
Corydoras trilineatus Cope , 1872 The three stripe corydoras ( Corydoras trilineatus ), leopard catfish , false julii corydoras , or three line catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae .