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The scientific name uses the Latin word pygmaeus, meaning dwarf or pygmy. [4] A species of Corydoras with a similar appearance, Corydoras hastatus was described in the 1880s, and many specimens that were described as Corydoras hastatus between the 1920s and 1950s were subsequently found to be misidentified specimens of the pygmy corydoras. [1]
Corydoras pygmaeus Knaack, 1966 (Pygmy corydoras) Corydoras rabauti La Monte, 1941 (Rusty corydoras) - Synonym: C. myersi; Corydoras reticulatus Fraser-Brunner, 1938 (Reticulated corydoras) Corydoras reynoldsi G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960; Corydoras robineae W. E. Burgess, 1983 (Bannertail corydoras) Corydoras robustus Nijssen ...
Corydoras is a genus of the family Callichthyidae of order Siluriformes (Catfish). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corydoras . Pages in category "Corydoras"
The dwarf corydoras (Corydoras hastatus), dwarf catfish, tail spot pygmy catfish, or micro catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Amazon River and Paraguay River basins in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. [1]
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]
Pygmy corydoras: Corydoras pygmaeus: 2.5–3.3 cm (0.98–1.30 in) ... they are the same to Neon Tetras beside having a green tiny near their top dorsal fin [35 ...
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 ...
Callichthyids are fairly small catfish, and range in size from some tiny Corydoras species that do not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in) to Hoplosternum littorale, which some sources list as growing to a length of up to 24 cm (9.4 in) TL. [3] [14] The mouth is small and ventral with one or two pairs of well-developed barbels. [4]