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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]
Corydoras pygmaeus, or the pygmy corydoras or pygmy catfish [1] is a tropical and freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in tropical inland waters in South America , and is found in the Madeira River basin in Brazil .
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.
The sixray corydoras (Corydoras pauciradiatus) [3] or false corydoras 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 Araguaia River basin in Brazil. The fish will grow in length up to 2.9 centimetres (1.1 inches).
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 .
Corydoras colossus was distinguished from other types of armored catfish by “mosaic-like” platelets covering the front of its body, a “large” dark brown or black “mask-like” patch on ...
Corydoras imitator is a foraging omnivore, and primarily feeds on zoobenthos, such as small worms, crustaceans, and insects; as well as freshwater detritus and plant matter. In the aquarium, it will readily accept most sinking dry foods, as well as live or frozen brine shrimp , bloodworms , and Tubifex worms.
Scientists were exploring the Xingu River basin, searching for species of Corydoras, a type of armored catfish. That’s where they found 18 catfish that did not belong to any existing species ...