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Agassiz's Cory
Corydoras agassizii
Brochis agassizii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This catfish is found in the Amazon basin. It can be found in the border area of Peru and Brazil. It lives in tropical waters with a water temperature of 22–26 °C (72–79 °F), a pH of 6.0 – 8.0 and a hardness of 2 – 25 dH.
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Ambiacus Cory
Corydoras ambiacus
The spotted corydoras is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Amazon River basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is named for the Rio Ampiyacu in Peru, where it was first described.
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Arcuate Cory
Corydoras arcuatus
Arcuate Cory (Corydoras arcuatus)
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Axelrod's Cory
Corydoras axelrodi
The pink corydoras is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the Meta River basin in Colombia. A maximum body length of 4.2 cm has been reported. It was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), who helped collect type series and sent it to the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Bandit Cory
Corydoras metae
Bandit corydoras or bandit cory is a common name shared by two similar but distinct species of fish:Corydoras metae, also known as the masked corydoras, bandit catfish, or Meta River corydoras Corydoras melini, also known as the false bandit catfish
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Black Cory
Corydoras schultzei
The bronze corydoras, also known as the green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish, is a species of freshwater fish in the armored catfish family, Callichthyidae, often kept as an aquarium fish. It is widely distributed in South America on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to the Río de la Plata basin; however, as presently defined it is a species complex and a taxonomic review is necessary. It was originally described as Hoplosoma aeneum by Theodore Gill in 1858 and has historically also been referred to as Corydoras aeneus.
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Caudimaculatus Cory
Corydoras caudimaculatus
The tailspot corydoras is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the Guaporé River basin in Bolivia and Brazil.
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Concolor Cory
Corydoras concolor
Concolor Cory (Corydoras concolor)
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Davidsandsi Cory
Corydoras davidsandsi
Davidsandsi Cory (Corydoras davidsandsi)
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Delphax Cory
Corydoras delphax
Delphax Cory (Corydoras delphax)
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Duplicareus Cory
Corydoras duplicareus
Duplicareus Cory (Corydoras duplicareus)
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Elegans Cory
Corydoras elegans
The elegant corydoras or elegant catfish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the Upper Amazon River basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The specific epithet elegans means elegant.
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Equerry's Cory
Corydoras eques
Osteogaster eques, the horseman's cory catfish or true eques cory, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It was first described by Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner. It is native to the Brazilian Amazon basin. The name eques means "knight", "horseman" or "rider" in Latin.
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False Julii Cory
Corydoras trilineatus
The threestripe corydoras, leopard catfish, false julii corydoras, or three line catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in the central Amazon River basin in Brazil and Colombia, the Peruvian Amazon, and coastal rivers in Suriname.
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Gold Laser Cory
Corydoras sp. CW010
Corydoras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. 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. Corydoras species are distributed in South America where they can be found from the east of the Andes to the Atlantic coast, from Trinidad to the Río de la Plata drainage in northern Argentina.
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Green Laser Cory
Corydoras sp. CW009
Corydoras is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. 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. Corydoras species are distributed in South America where they can be found from the east of the Andes to the Atlantic coast, from Trinidad to the Río de la Plata drainage in northern Argentina.
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Habrosus Cory
Corydoras habrosus
The salt and pepper catfish, or dwarf cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes. This catfish is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.
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Hastatus Cory
Corydoras hastatus
The dwarf corydoras, dwarf catfish, tail spot pygmy catfish, or micro catfish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the Amazon River and Paraguay River basins in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The specific epithet hastatus means "with a spear", in reference to the spearhead-like spot on the tail root.
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Imitator Cory
Corydoras imitator
Brochis imitator, the imitator cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys. This species is found in the Upper Amazon, Solimões, and Rio Negro basins in South America. It was first described by the Dutch ichthyologists Han Nijssen and Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker in 1983, and is frequently seen in the aquarium trade.
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Leucomelas Cory
Corydoras leucomelas
The false spotted catfish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in the Upper Amazon River basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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