All Fishes ⇒ Callichthyidae ⇒ Corydoradinae ⇒ The genus Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4)

Hop to next section Summary of corydoras(ln8sc4)
Pronounced kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four).
Etymology Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus.
Size Smallest 37mm, largest 75mm, average 58mm, most commonly 60mm. All SL.
Species There are 103 "species" in the database
Keepers 2 species (1.9%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ambiacusCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ambiacus
(66.67%)
2.
Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) agassiziiCorydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) agassizii
(33.33%)
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