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The pygmy corydoras is a silver-colored fish, with an unbroken black line that runs horizontally along the center of the sides of the fish from the tip of its snout to its caudal peduncle. [5] It has a second thin black line along the lower part of the side of the body, from behind the ventral fins and continuing into the tail. [ 5 ]
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]
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]
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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 ...
A molluscivore is a carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs such as gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods and cephalopods.Known molluscivores include numerous predatory (and often cannibalistic) molluscs, (e.g.octopuses, murexes, decollate snails and oyster drills), arthropods such as crabs and firefly larvae, and, vertebrates such as fish, birds and mammals. [1]
In captivity, dwarf pufferfish benefit from a varied diet and will eat small freshwater snails, shrimps, as well as foods like frozen mussel meat or other frozen shellfish. They will also readily eat live foods such as red and white mosquito larvae and other small animals they would predate in the wild. [ 36 ]
Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales.As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws, but are much smaller, with much shorter skulls and more notable dorsal fins than sperm whales. [2]