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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]
The false spotted catfish (Corydoras leucomelas) 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 Upper Amazon River basin in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The fish grows up to 1.7 in (4.5 cm) long.
[1] [2] It has a longer, more concave ("saddle-shaped") nose, but its color pattern resembles that also seen in a few other Corydoras species (for example, C. arcuatus, C. bethanae, C. granti and C. urucu) from the western Amazon basin, as well as Brachyrhamdia thayeria; they all have spiny fins with a (to humans) painful but not dangerous ...
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 ...
The spotted corydoras, longnose corydoras or Agassiz's catfish (Corydoras ambiacus) 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 upper Amazon River basin in Brazil , Colombia and Peru .
It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs. The female holds two to four eggs between her pelvic fins, where the male fertilizes them for about 30 seconds. Only then does the female swim to a suitable spot, where she attaches the very sticky eggs.
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 .
Schwartz's catfish (Corydoras schwartzi) 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 Purus River basin in Brazil. [1] The fish will grow in length up to 1.5 inches (3.9 centimeters).