Corydoras

Corydoras is a genus of catfish in the family Callicthyidae. They are called corydoras or cory catfish. They are the most well-known callichthyids.

The emerald catfish is the largest Corydoras.

 Species 
This genus has 162 species. 161 are extant, while only one is extinct:

 Corydoras acrensis Nijssen, 1972 (Acre corydoras)
 Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872 (Black-top corydoras)
 Corydoras adolfoi W. E. Burgess, 1982 (Adolfo's catfish)
 Corydoras aeneus (T. N. Gill, 1858) (Bronze corydoras)
 Corydoras agassizii Steindachner, 1876
 Corydoras albolineatus Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras amandajanea Sands, 1995
 Corydoras amapaensis Nijssen, 1972 (Amapa corydoras)
 Corydoras ambiacus Cope, 1872 (Spotted corydoras)
 Corydoras amphibelus Cope, 1872
 Corydoras apiaka Espíndola, M. R. S. Soares, L. R. Rosa & M. R. Britto, 2014
 Corydoras approuaguensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras araguaiaensis Sands, 1990
 Corydoras arcuatus Elwin, 1938 (Skunk corydoras)
 Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000
 Corydoras armatus (Günther, 1868)
 Corydoras atropersonatus S. H. Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras aurofrenatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
 Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962 (Pink corydoras)
 Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969
 Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967
 Corydoras bifasciatus Nijssen, 1972 (Two-stripe corydoras)
 Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002
 Corydoras blochi Nijssen, 1971 (Spot-back corydoras)
 Corydoras boehlkei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1982
 Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967
 Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940 (Black-stripe corydoras)
 Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992
 Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947
 Corydoras britskii (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983) (Britski's catfish)
 Corydoras brittoi Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
 Corydoras burgessi H. R. Axelrod, 1987
 Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras caudimaculatus Rössel, 1961 (Tail-spot corydoras)
 Corydoras cervinus Rössel, 1962
 Corydoras cochui G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1954(Barred-tail corydoras)
 Corydoras concolor S. H. Weitzman, 1961
 Corydoras condiscipulus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980
 Corydoras copei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
 Corydoras coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras coriatae W. E. Burgess, 1997
 Corydoras cortesi D. M. Castro, 1987
 Corydoras costai Ottoni, Barbosa & Katz, 2016
 Corydoras crimmeni S. Grant, 1997
 Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002
 Corydoras crypticus Sands, 1995
 Corydoras davidsandsi B. K. Black, 1987 (Sands's corydoras)
 Corydoras delphax Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras difluviatilis M. R. Britto & R. M. C. Castro, 2002
 Corydoras diphyes Axenrot & S. O. Kullander, 2003
 Corydoras duplicareus Sands, 1995 (Duplicate corydoras)
 Corydoras ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910
 Corydoras elegans Steindachner, 1876 (Elegant corydoras)
 Corydoras ellisae Gosline, 1940
 Corydoras ephippifer Nijssen, 1972 (Saddle corydoras)
 Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1876 (Horseman's corydoras)
 Corydoras esperanzae D. M. Castro, 1987
 Corydoras evelynae Rössel, 1963
 Corydoras eversi Tencatt & M. R. Britto, 2016
 Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras flaveolus R. Ihering (pt), 1911
 Corydoras fowleri J. E. Böhlke, 1950
 Corydoras froehlichi Tencatt, M. R. Britto & Pavanelli, 2016
 Corydoras fulleri Tencatt, Evers, H-G & Britto 2021.
 Corydoras garbei R. Ihering, 1911
 Corydoras geoffroy Lacépède, 1803
 Corydoras geryi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras gladysae Calviño & F. Alonso, 2010
 Corydoras gomezi D. M. Castro, 1986
 Corydoras gossei Nijssen, 1972 (Pale-spotted corydoras)
 Corydoras gracilis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
 Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940 (Grey corydoras)
 Corydoras gryphus Tencatt, M. R. Britto & Pavanelli, 2014
 Corydoras guapore Knaack, 1961 (Guapore corydoras)
 Corydoras guianensis Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras habrosus S. H. Weitzman, 1960
 Corydoras haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962 (Mosaic corydoras)
 Corydoras hastatus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888 (Dwarf corydoras)
 Corydoras hephaestus Ohara, Tencatt & M. R. Britto, 2016
 Corydoras heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras imitator Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras incolicana W. E. Burgess, 1993
 Corydoras isbrueckeri Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras julii Steindachner, 1906 (Julii corydoras)
 Corydoras kanei S. Grant, 1998
 Corydoras knaacki Tencatt & Evers, 2016
 Corydoras lacerdai Hieronimus, 1995
 Corydoras lacrimostigmata Tencatt, M. R. Britto & Pavanelli, 2014
 Corydoras lamberti Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
 Corydoras latus N. E. Pearson, 1924
 Corydoras leopardus G. S. Myers, 1933 (Leopard corydoras)
 Corydoras leucomelas C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942
 Corydoras longipinnis Knaack, 2007
 Corydoras loretoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
 Corydoras loxozonus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras lymnades Tencatt, Vera-Alcaraz, M. R. Britto& Pavanelli, 2013
 Corydoras maculifer Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971 (Dotted corydoras)
 Corydoras mamore Knaack, 2002
 Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912 (Blue-spotted corydoras)
 Corydoras melanotaenia Regan, 1912
 Corydoras melini Lönnberg & Rendahl (de), 1930(Bandit corydoras)
 Corydoras metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1914 (Masked corydoras)
 Corydoras micracanthus Regan, 1912
 Corydoras microcephalus Regan, 1912
 Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner, 1907
 Corydoras multiradiatus (Orcés-V. (es), 1960)
 Corydoras nanus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 (Little corydoras)
 Corydoras napoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
 Corydoras narcissus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980
 Corydoras nattereri Steindachner, 1876 (Blue corydoras)
 Corydoras negro Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras nijsseni Sands, 1989 (Nijssen's corydoras)
 Corydoras noelkempffi Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras oiapoquensis Nijssen, 1972
 Corydoras ornatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 (Ornate corydoras)
 Corydoras orphnopterus S. H. Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras ortegai M. R. Britto, F. C. T. Lima & M. H. Hidalgo, 2007
 Corydoras osteocarus J. E. Böhlke, 1951
 Corydoras ourastigma Nijssen, 1972
 Corydoras oxyrhynchus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967
 Corydoras paleatus (L. Jenyns, 1842) (Peppered corydoras) 
 Corydoras panda Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971
 Corydoras pantanalensis Knaack, 2001
 Corydoras paragua Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras parallelus W. E. Burgess, 1993
 Corydoras pastazensis S. H. Weitzman, 1963(Pastaza corydoras)
 Corydoras paucerna Knaack, 2004
 Corydoras pavanelliae Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
 Corydoras petracinii Calviño & F. Alonso, 2010
 Corydoras pinheiroi Dinkelmeyer, 1995
 Corydoras polystictus Regan, 1912
 Corydoras potaroensis G. S. Myers, 1927
 Corydoras pulcher Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973 (Pretty corydoras)
 Corydoras punctatus (Bloch, 1794) (Spot-fin corydoras)
 Corydoras pygmaeus Knaack, 1966 (Pygmy corydoras)
 Corydoras rabauti La Monte, 1941 (Rusty corydoras)
 Corydoras reticulatus Fraser-Brunner, 1938(Reticulated corydoras)
 Corydoras reynoldsi G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960
 Corydoras robineae W. E. Burgess, 1983 (Banner-tail corydoras)
 Corydoras robustus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980
 Corydoras sanchesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967
 Corydoras saramaccensis Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras sarareensis Dinkelmeyer, 1995
 Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963 (Schwartz's catfish)
 Corydoras semiaquilus S. H. Weitzman, 1964
 Corydoras septentrionalis Gosline, 1940
 Corydoras serratus Sands, 1995
 Corydoras seussi Dinkelmeyer, 1996
 Corydoras similis Hieronimus, 1991
 Corydoras simulatus S. H. Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras sipaliwini Hoedeman, 1965
 Corydoras sodalis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986
 Corydoras solox Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
 Corydoras spectabilis Knaack, 1999
 Corydoras spilurus Norman, 1926 (Pink-throat corydoras)
 Corydoras splendens (Castelnau, 1855) (Emerald corydoras)
 Corydoras steindachneri Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973(Paraná corydoras)
 Corydoras stenocephalus C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942
 Corydoras sterbai Knaack, 1962 (Sterba's corydoras)
 Corydoras surinamensis Nijssen, 1970
 Corydoras sychri S. H. Weitzman, 1960 (Sychr's catfish)
 Corydoras treitlii Steindachner, 1906 (Long-snout corydoras)
 Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872 (Three-stripe corydoras)
 Corydoras tukano M. R. Britto & F. C. T. Lima, 2003
 Corydoras undulatus Regan, 1912
 Corydoras urucu M. R. Britto, Wosiacki & Montag, 2009
 Corydoras virginiae W. E. Burgess, 1993 (Miguelito corydoras)
 Corydoras vittatus Nijssen, 1971
 Corydoras weitzmani Nijssen, 1971 (Two-saddle corydoras)
 Corydoras xinguensis Nijssen, 1972 (Xingu corydoras)
 Corydoras zawadzkii Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
 Corydoras zygatus C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 (Black-band catfish)


 Extinct species 

 †Corydoras revelatus Cockerell, 1936

 Habitat 
Corydoras are generally found in a variety of freshwater environments, such as rivers, streams, and tributaries. They are native to slow-moving and almost still (but seldom stagnant) streams and small rivers of South America, where the water is shallow and very murky.

 Description 
Corydoras have a short body with a dorsal fin and forked tail. They have whiskers (more specifically, barbels) like all catfish. The "whiskers" help them detect food.

 Aquarium use 
Corydoras are popular and hardy aquarium fish. They are well-known for their vibrant colors and unique patterns. They are also famous for their peaceful behavior. The Corydoras is a wonderful fish to many home aquariums.

 What it eats 

 In the wild 
Corydoras in the wild feed on small aquatic invertebrates, like worms, crustaceans, and insect larvae.

 Aquarium 
Corydoras in an aquarium will eat live food like brine shrimp and others.

 Related pages 

 Brook stickleback
 Three-spined stickleback

 References 

 "Handle those catfish with care! - Practical Fishkeeping". 13 June 2016.

Category:Catfish