This is an alphabetically ordered list of '' Corydoras'' species. Each entry includes: binomial scientific name, describer and year of publication. Some entries are indicated with existing (

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Species

There are currently 161 recognized species in this genus:
Recent Species * '' Corydoras acrensis''

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, 1972 (Acre corydoras) * ''

Corydoras acutus The blacktop corydoras (''Corydoras acutus'') 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 Amazon River basin in Ecuado ...

'' Cope, 1872 (Blacktop corydoras) * '' Corydoras adolfoi'' W. E. Burgess, 1982 (Adolfo's catfish) * ''

Corydoras aeneus bronze corydoras (''Corydoras aeneus''), green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish is a tropical freshwater fish in the "armored catfish" family, Callichthyidae, often kept in captivity by fish keepers. It is widely di ...

'' ( T. N. Gill, 1858) (Bronze corydoras) - Synonyms: ''Hoplosoma aeneum'', ''C. microps'', ''C. venezuelanus'', ''C. macrosteus'' & ''C. schultzei'' * ''

Corydoras agassizii ''Corydoras agassizii'' is a species of catfish 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, a pH of 6.0 - 8.0 and a hardness of 2 - 25 ...

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, 1877 (Spotted corydoras) * '' Corydoras albolineatus'' Knaack, 2004 * '' Corydoras amandajanea'' Sands, 1995 * '' Corydoras amapaensis''

, 1972 (Amapa corydoras) * '' Corydoras ambiacus'' Cope, 1872 (Spotted corydoras) * '' Corydoras amphibelus'' Cope, 1872 * ''

Corydoras apiaka ''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 al ...

'' Espindola, Spencer, L. R. Rocha & Britto, 2014Espíndola, V.C., Spencer, M.R.S., Rocha, L.R. & Britto, M.R. (2014)
A new species of ''Corydoras'' Lacépède (Siluriformes: Callichtyidae) from the rio Tapajós basin and its phylogenetic implications.
''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 54 (3): 25-32.'' * ''

Corydoras approuaguensis ''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 al ...

& Isbrücker, 1983 * ''

Corydoras araguaiaensis ''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 al ...

'' Sands, 1990 * ''

Corydoras arcuatus ''Corydoras arcuatus'' is a species of freshwater fish in the armored catfish family Callichthyidae. It is restricted to the western Amazon basin, where only known from small blackwater or clearwater streams in the middle Juruá River basin, th ...

'' Elwin, 1938 (Skunk corydoras) * '' Corydoras areio'' Knaack, 2000 * '' Corydoras armatus'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Corydoras atropersonatus'' S. H. Weitzman &

, 1970 * '' Corydoras aurofrenatus'' C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 * ''

Corydoras axelrodi The pink corydoras (''Corydoras axelrodi'') 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 Meta River basin in Colombia ...

'' Rössel, 1962 (Pink corydoras) * '' Corydoras baderi''

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, 1969 - Synonym: ''C. oelemariensis'' * '' Corydoras bicolor''

& Isbrücker, 1967 * '' Corydoras bifasciatus''

, 1972 (Twostripe corydoras) * '' Corydoras bilineatus'' Knaack, 2002 * '' Corydoras blochi''

, 1971 (Spotback corydoras) * '' Corydoras boehlkei''

& Isbrücker, 1982 * '' Corydoras boesemani''

& Isbrücker, 1967 * ''

Corydoras bondi The blackstripe corydoras or Bond's catfish (''Corydoras bondi'') 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 Yuruar� ...

'' Gosline, 1940 (Blackstripe corydoras) * '' Corydoras breei'' Isbrücker &

, 1992 * '' Corydoras brevirostris'' Fraser-Brunner, 1947 - Synonym: ''C. melanistius brevirostris'' * '' Corydoras britskii'' (

& Isbrücker, 1983) (Britski's Catfish) * '' Corydoras burgessi'' H. R. Axelrod, 1987 * '' Corydoras carlae''

& Isbrücker, 1983 * '' Corydoras caudimaculatus'' Rössel, 1961 (Tailspot corydoras) * '' Corydoras cervinus'' Rössel, 1962 * ''

Corydoras cochui The barredtail corydoras or Cochu's catfish (''Corydoras cochui'') 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 Upper ...

'' G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1954 (Barredtail corydoras) * '' Corydoras concolor'' S. H. Weitzman, 1961 (Concolor corydoras) * '' Corydoras condiscipulus''

& Isbrücker, 1980 * '' Corydoras copei''

& Isbrücker, 1986 * '' Corydoras coppenamensis''

, 1970 - Synonym: ''C. bondi coppenamensis'' * '' Corydoras coriatae'' W. E. Burgess, 1997 * '' Corydoras crimmeni'' S. Grant, 1997 * '' Corydoras cruziensis'' Knaack, 2002 * '' Corydoras crypticus'' Sands, 1995 * '' Corydoras davidsandsi'' B. K. Black, 1987 (Sands's corydoras) * '' Corydoras delphax''

& Isbrücker, 1983 (False blochi catfish) * '' Corydoras difluviatilis'' Britto & R. M. C. Castro, 2002 * ''

Corydoras diphyes ''Corydoras diphyes'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America. ''Corydoras diphyes'' is restricted to tributaries of the río Monday an ...

'' Axenrot & S. O. Kullander, 2003 * '' Corydoras duplicareus'' Sands, 1995 (Duplicate corydoras) * '' Corydoras ehrhardti''

, 1910 - Synonym: ''C. meridionalis'' * '' Corydoras elegans''

, 1876 (Elegant corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. pestai'' * '' Corydoras ellisae'' Gosline, 1940 * '' Corydoras ephippifer''

, 1972 (Saddle corydoras) * '' Corydoras eques''

, 1876 * '' Corydoras esperanzae'' D. M. Castro, 1987 * '' Corydoras evelynae'' Rössel, 1963 * '' Corydoras filamentosus''

& Isbrücker, 1983 * '' Corydoras flaveolus'' R. Ihering ( pt), 1911 * '' Corydoras fowleri'' J. E. Böhlke, 1950 *'' Corydoras fulleri'' Tencatt, Evers, H-G & Britto 2021. * ''

Corydoras garbei ''Corydoras garbei'' is a species of catfish in the family Callichthyidae endemic to Brazil where it is found in the São Francisco River basin. It is sold as an aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of ...

'' R. Ihering ( pt), 1911 * ''

Corydoras geoffroy ''Corydoras geoffroy'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in South America, and is found in Suriname and French Guiana. It is the type species ...

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, 1803 - Synonym: ''C. octocirrus'' * '' Corydoras geryi''

& Isbrücker, 1983 - Synonym: ''C. bolivianus'' * '' Corydoras gladysae''

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& Felipe Alonso, 2010 * '' Corydoras gomezi'' D. M. Castro, 1986 * '' Corydoras gossei''

, 1972 (Palespotted corydoras) * '' Corydoras gracilis''

& Isbrücker, 1976 * '' Corydoras griseus'' Holly, 1940 (Grey corydoras) * '' Corydoras gryphus'' Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2014Tencatt, L.F.C., Britto, M.R. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2014)
A new long-finned Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the lower rio Paraná basin, Brazil.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 61-70.'' * '' Corydoras guapore'' Knaack, 1961 (Guapore corydoras) * ''

Corydoras guianensis ''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 al ...

, 1970 * '' Corydoras habrosus'' S. H. Weitzman, 1960 (Salt and pepper catfish) * ''

Corydoras haraldschultzi ''Corydoras haraldschultzi'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It is found in Brazil and Bolivia. The fish will grow to 7 centimeters. It lives in a tropical climate in water ...

'' Knaack, 1962 (Mosaic corydoras) * '' Corydoras hastatus'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888 (Dwarf corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. australe'' * '' Corydoras heteromorphus''

, 1970 * '' Corydoras imitator''

& Isbrücker, 1983 (Imitator corydoras) * '' Corydoras incolicana'' W. E. Burgess, 1993 * ''

Corydoras isbrueckeri ''Corydoras isbrueckeri'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America. ''Corydoras isbrueckeri'' is found in Bolivia. The fish is named in h ...

'' Knaack, 2004 * '' Corydoras julii''

, 1906 (Leopard corydoras) * '' Corydoras kanei'' S. Grant, 1998 * '' Corydoras lacerdai'' Hieronimus, 1995 * '' Corydoras lacrimostigmata'' Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2014Tencatt, L.F.C., Britto, M.R. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2014)
A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 81-88.'' * '' Corydoras lamberti''

& Isbrücker, 1986 * '' Corydoras latus'' N. E. Pearson, 1924 * '' Corydoras leopardus'' G. S. Myers, 1933 - Synonym: ''C. funnelli'' * '' Corydoras leucomelas'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 (False spotted catfish) - Synonym: ''C. caquetae'' * '' Corydoras longipinnis'' Knaack, 2007 * '' Corydoras loretoensis''

& Isbrücker, 1986 * '' Corydoras loxozonus''

& Isbrücker, 1983 * '' Corydoras lymnades'' Tencatt, Vera Alcaraz, Britto & Pavanelli, 2013Tencatt, L.F.C., Vera-Alcaraz, H.S., Britto, M.R. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2013)
A new ''Corydoras'' Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 257-264.'' * '' Corydoras maculifer''

& Isbrücker, 1971 (Dotted corydoras) * '' Corydoras mamore'' Knaack, 2002 * '' Corydoras melanistius'' Regan, 1912 (Bluespotted corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. wotroi'' * ''

Corydoras melanotaenia The green gold catfish (''Corydoras melanotaenia'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Meta River basin in C ...

'' Regan, 1912 (Green gold catfish) * '' Corydoras melini'' Lönnberg &

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( de), 1930 (Bandit corydoras) * ''

Corydoras metae The masked corydoras, bandit catfish, bandit corydoras, or Meta River corydoras (''Corydoras metae'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters of South ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1914 (Masked corydoras) * '' Corydoras micracanthus'' Regan, 1912 * '' Corydoras microcephalus'' Regan, 1912 * '' Corydoras multimaculatus''

, 1907 * '' Corydoras nanus''

& Isbrücker, 1967 (Little corydoras) * '' Corydoras napoensis''

& Isbrücker, 1986 * '' Corydoras narcissus''

& Isbrücker, 1980 * ''

Corydoras nattereri The blue corydoras or Natterer's catfish (''Corydoras nattereri'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in South America, and is found in the Brazil f ...

, 1877 (Blue corydoras) - Synonyms: ''C. juquiaae'' & ''C. nattereri triseriatus'' * '' Corydoras negro'' Knaack, 2004 * ''

Corydoras nijsseni ''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 ...

'' Sands, 1989 (Nijssen's corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. elegans nijsseni'' * '' Corydoras noelkempffi'' Knaack, 2004 * '' Corydoras oiapoquensis''

, 1972 * '' Corydoras ornatus''

& Isbrücker, 1976 * '' Corydoras orphnopterus'' S. H. Weitzman &

, 1970 * '' Corydoras ortegai'' Britto, F. C. T. Lima & Hidalgo, 2007 * ''

Corydoras osteocarus ''Corydoras osteocarus'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in South America, and is found in the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and coastal rivers in Suriname. ...

'' J. E. Böhlke, 1951 * '' Corydoras ourastigma''

, 1972 * '' Corydoras oxyrhynchus''

& Isbrücker, 1967 * '' Corydoras paleatus'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (Peppered corydoras) - Synonyms: ''C. maculatus'', ''C. marmoratus'', ''Silurus quadricostatus'' & ''Silurus 7-radiatus'' * ''

Corydoras panda ''Corydoras panda'' is a species of catfish belonging to the genus ''Corydoras'', of the family Callichthyidae, and is a native member of the riverine fauna of South America. It is found in Peru and Ecuador, most notably in the Huanaco region, ...

& Isbrücker, 1971 (Panda corydoras) * '' Corydoras pantanalensis'' Knaack, 2001 * '' Corydoras paragua'' Knaack, 2004 * '' Corydoras parallelus'' W. E. Burgess, 1993 * '' Corydoras pastazensis'' S. H. Weitzman, 1963 (Pastaza corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. pastazensis orcesi'' * '' Corydoras paucerna'' Knaack, 2004 * '' Corydoras petracinii''

& Felipe Alonso, 2010 * '' Corydoras pinheiroi'' Dinkelmeyer, 1995 * '' Corydoras polystictus'' Regan, 1912 - Synonym: ''C. virescens'' * '' Corydoras potaroensis'' G. S. Myers, 1927 * '' Corydoras pulcher'' Isbrücker &

, 1973 (Pretty corydoras) * '' Corydoras punctatus'' (

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, 1794) (Spotfin corydoras) * '' Corydoras pygmaeus'' Knaack, 1966 (Pygmy corydoras) * '' Corydoras rabauti'' La Monte, 1941 (Rusty corydoras) - Synonym: ''C. myersi'' * '' Corydoras reticulatus'' Fraser-Brunner, 1938 (Reticulated corydoras) * '' Corydoras reynoldsi'' G. S. Myers & S. H. Weitzman, 1960 * '' Corydoras robineae'' W. E. Burgess, 1983 (Bannertail corydoras) * '' Corydoras robustus''

& Isbrücker, 1980 * '' Corydoras sanchesi''

& Isbrücker, 1967 * ''

Corydoras saramaccensis ''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 almos ...

, 1970 * '' Corydoras sarareensis'' Dinkelmeyer, 1995 * '' Corydoras schwartzi'' Rössel, 1963 (Schwartz's catfish) * ''

Corydoras semiaquilus ''Corydoras semiaquilus'' is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the western Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru. ...

'' S. H. Weitzman, 1964 * '' Corydoras septentrionalis'' Gosline, 1940 - Synonym: ''C. cortesi'' * '' Corydoras serratus'' Sands, 1995 * '' Corydoras seussi'' Dinkelmeyer, 1996 * '' Corydoras similis'' Hieronimus, 1991 * '' Corydoras simulatus'' S. H. Weitzman &

, 1970 * '' Corydoras sipaliwini'' Hoedeman, 1965 * '' Corydoras sodalis''

& Isbrücker, 1986 (False network catfish) * '' Corydoras solox''

& Isbrücker, 1983 * '' Corydoras spectabilis'' Knaack, 1999 * '' Corydoras spilurus'' Norman, 1926 (Pinkthroat corydoras) * ''

Corydoras splendens The emerald catfish (''Corydoras splendens'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae native to the Amazon Basin in South America. It has traditionally been known as ''Brochis splendens ...

'' ( Castelnau, 1855) (Emerald corydoras) * '' Corydoras steindachneri'' Isbrücker &

, 1973 (Paraná corydoras) * '' Corydoras stenocephalus'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 * ''

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'' Knaack, 1962 (Sterba's corydoras) * '' Corydoras surinamensis''

, 1970 * '' Corydoras sychri'' S. H. Weitzman, 1960 (Sychr's catfish) * '' Corydoras treitlii''

, 1906 (Longsnout corydoras) * '' Corydoras trilineatus'' Cope, 1872 (Threestripe corydoras) - Synonyms: ''C. episcopi'', ''C. dubius'' * '' Corydoras tukano'' Britto & F. C. T. Lima, 2003 * '' Corydoras undulatus'' Regan, 1912 * '' Corydoras urucu'' Britto, Wosiacki & Montag, 2009 * '' Corydoras virginiae'' W. E. Burgess, 1993 (Miguelito corydoras) * '' Corydoras vittatus''

, 1971 - Synonym: ''C. blochi vittatus'' * ''

Corydoras weitzmani ''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 ...

, 1971 (Twosaddle corydoras) * '' Corydoras xinguensis''

, 1972 (Xingu corydoras) * '' Corydoras zygatus'' C. H. Eigenmann & W. R. Allen, 1942 (Black band catfish) Fossil Species *

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Corydoras revelatus ''Corydoras revelatus'' is an extinct species of callichthyid catfish known from a single specimen found in Late Paleocene strata of the Mais Gordo Formation in Salta, Argentina. According to chronological dating of the strata, the fossil speci ...

'' Cockerell, 1925 Fossil species from the Late Paleocene

Notes

References

* Catalog of catfishes: * With regard to C-numbers: {{Cite web, last=Evers , first=Hans-Georg , title=A system called C-numbers , url=http://www.corydorasworld.com/c_numbers , accessdate=2010-03-11 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619205425/http://www.corydorasworld.com/c_numbers , archivedate=2006-06-19 . Corydoras Corydoras Corydoras species sv:Corydoras