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)

Corydoras revelatus

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.

Corydoras panda

Aquarium

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

Related pages

References

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