Summary of corydoras(ln7) |
Pronounced | kor ee doh rass (lineage seven). |
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. |
Furniture | Substrate should be fine sand, bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. |
Sexing | Males are smaller and slimmer. Females grow larger and are much wider which can most easily be observed from above. |
Size | Smallest 48mm, largest 75mm, average 57mm, most commonly 75mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 25 "species" in the database |
Keepers | 24 species (96%) are being kept by registered keepers |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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