215 Species in Family Callichthyidae
Nominal species list for Callichthyidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Aspidoras albater Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 False macropterus
Aspidoras belenos Britto, 1998 Tiny cory
Aspidoras brunneus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Roncador catfish
Aspidoras carvalhoi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Canabrava catfish
Aspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000 Ipojuca catfish
Aspidoras eurycephalus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Darkspotted catfish
Aspidoras gabrieli Wosiacki, Graças Pereira & Reis, 2014 Gabriel's catfish
Aspidoras kiriri Oliveira, Zanata, Tencatt & Britto, 2017
Aspidoras lakoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1949 Chessboard catfish
Aspidoras maculosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Dappled catfish
Aspidoras marianae Leão, Britto & Wosiacki, 2015
Aspidoras menezesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Aspidoras microgalaeus Britto, 1998
Aspidoras pauciradiatus (Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970) Sixray corydoras
Aspidoras poecilus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Point catfish
Aspidoras psammatides Britto, Lima & Santos, 2005 Dashed catfish
Aspidoras raimundi (Steindachner, 1907) Ceara bulldog cory
Aspidoras rochai Ihering, 1907 Guaramiranga cory
Aspidoras spilotus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Aspidoras taurus Lima & Britto, 2001
Aspidoras velites Britto, Lima & Moreira, 2002 Eel cory
Aspidoras virgulatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980 Blazed cory
Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) Cascarudo
Callichthys fabricioi Román-Valencia, Lehmann A. & Muñoz, 1999 Western catfish
Callichthys oibaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2006 Oibita catfish
Callichthys serralabium Lehmann A. & Reis, 2004 Sawlipped catfish
Corydoras acrensis Nijssen, 1972 Acre corydoras
Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872 Blacktop corydoras
Corydoras adolfoi Burgess, 1982 Adolf's catfish
Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) Bronze corydoras
Corydoras agassizii Steindachner, 1876 Agassiz's corydoras
Corydoras albolineatus Knaack, 2004 White stripe cory
Corydoras amandajanea Sands, 1995 Amanda Jane's cory
Corydoras amapaensis Nijssen, 1972 Amapa corydoras
Corydoras ambiacus Cope, 1872 Spotted corydoras
Corydoras amphibelus Cope, 1872 Mystery cory
Corydoras apiaka Espíndola, Spencer, Rocha & Britto, 2014 Arinos cory
Corydoras approuaguensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Zebratail cory
Corydoras araguaiaensis Sands, 1990 Araguaia cory
Corydoras arcuatus Elwin, 1938 Skunk corydoras
Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000 Hump cory
Corydoras armatus (Günther, 1868) Sail cory
Corydoras atropersonatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970 Fairy catfish
Corydoras aurofrenatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Goldhead cory
Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962 Pink corydoras
Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969 Road cory
Corydoras benattii Espíndola, Tencatt, Pupo, Villa‐Verde & Britto, 2018 Speckled xingu cory
Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Two-tone cory
Corydoras bifasciatus Nijssen, 1972 Twostripe corydoras
Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002 White striped cory
Corydoras blochi Nijssen, 1971 Spotback corydoras
Corydoras boehlkei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1982 Caura cory
Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Boeseman's catfish
Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940 Blackstripe corydoras
Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992 Avanavero cory
Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947 Spotted collar cory
Corydoras britskii (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983) Britski's catfish
Corydoras brittoi Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
Corydoras burgessi Axelrod, 1987 Burgess' cory
Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Carla's cory
Corydoras caudimaculatus Rössel, 1961 Tailspot corydoras
Corydoras cervinus Rössel, 1962 Deer faced cory
Corydoras cochui Myers & Weitzman, 1954 Barredtail corydoras
Corydoras concolor Weitzman, 1961 Slate cory
Corydoras condiscipulus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980 Schoolmate cory
Corydoras copei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 Lake cory
Corydoras coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970 Chop stick cory
Corydoras coriatae Burgess, 1997 Hermit cory
Corydoras crimmeni Grant, 1997 Blackwater cory
Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002 Santa cruz cory
Corydoras crypticus Sands, 1995 Yellow head cory
Corydoras davidsandsi Black, 1987 Sands' cory
Corydoras delphax Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 False blochi catfish
Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro, 2002 Sparano cory
Corydoras diphyes Axenrot & Kullander, 2003 Variable cory
Corydoras duplicareus Sands, 1995 Broad stripe cory
Corydoras ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910 Olive cory
Corydoras elegans Steindachner, 1876 Elegant corydoras
Corydoras ellisae Gosline, 1940 Two point cory
Corydoras ephippifer Nijssen, 1972 Saddle corydoras
Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1876 Horsemans cory
Corydoras esperanzae Castro, 1987 Orocue cory
Corydoras evelynae Rössel, 1963 Evelyn's cory
Corydoras eversi Tencatt & Britto, 2016 Guarana cory
Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Filament cory
Corydoras flaveolus Ihering, 1911 Yellow cory
Corydoras fowleri Böhlke, 1950 Fowler's cory
Corydoras froehlichi Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2016
Corydoras fulleri Tencatt, Santos, Evers & Britto, 2021 Fuller's cory
Corydoras garbei Ihering, 1911 Bahia cory
Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède, 1803 Wolf cory
Corydoras geryi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Bolivian cory
Corydoras gladysae Calviño & Alonso, 2010 Gladys' cory
Corydoras gomezi Castro, 1986 Leticia cory
Corydoras gossei Nijssen, 1972 Palespotted corydoras
Corydoras gracilis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Shy cory
Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940 Gray corydoras
Corydoras gryphus Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2014 Dragon fin cory
Corydoras guapore Knaack, 1961 Guapore corydoras
Corydoras guianensis Nijssen, 1970 Light cory
Corydoras habrosus Weitzman, 1960 Salt and Pepper catfish
Corydoras haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962 Mosaic corydoras
Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 Dwarf corydoras
Corydoras hephaestus Ohara, Tencatt & Britto, 2016
Corydoras heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970 White cory
Corydoras imitator Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Imitator cory
Corydoras incolicana Burgess, 1993 Icana cory
Corydoras isbrueckeri Knaack, 2004 Brazil long nose cory
Corydoras julii Steindachner, 1906 Leopard corydoras
Corydoras kanei Grant, 1998 Kane's cory
Corydoras knaacki Tencatt & Evers, 2016 Knaacks cory
Corydoras lacerdai Hieronimus, 1995 Lacerda's cory
Corydoras lacrimostigmata Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli, 2014 Crying cory
Corydoras lamberti Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 Lambert's cory
Corydoras latus Pearson, 1924 Wide cory
Corydoras leopardus Myers, 1933 Leopard cory
Corydoras leucomelas Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 False spotted catfish
Corydoras longipinnis Knaack, 2007 Long-finned cory
Corydoras loretoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 Loreto cory
Corydoras loxozonus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Dirty bandit cory
Corydoras lymnades Tencatt, Vera-Alcaraz, Britto & Pavanelli, 2013 Nose stribed cory
Corydoras maculifer Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971 Dotted corydoras
Corydoras mamore Knaack, 2002 Marmore cory
Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912 Bluespotted corydoras
Corydoras melanotaenia Regan, 1912 Green gold catfish
Corydoras melini Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1930 Bandit corydoras
Corydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914 Masked corydoras
Corydoras micracanthus Regan, 1912 Andes cory
Corydoras microcephalus Regan, 1912 Peppered Argentina cory
Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner, 1907 Many spotted cory
Corydoras multiradiatus (Orcés V., 1960) Hognosed brochis
Corydoras nanus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Little corydoras
Corydoras napoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 Rio Napo cory
Corydoras narcissus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980 Long nosed arched cory
Corydoras nattereri Steindachner, 1876 Blue corydoras
Corydoras negro Knaack, 2004 Rio negro cory
Corydoras nijsseni Sands, 1989 Nijssen's cory
Corydoras noelkempffi Knaack, 2004 Meander cory
Corydoras oiapoquensis Nijssen, 1972 Flag tailed panda cory
Corydoras ornatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 Ornate cory
Corydoras orphnopterus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970 Rabbit cory
Corydoras ortegai Britto, Lima & Hidalgo, 2007 Loreto panda cory
Corydoras osteocarus Böhlke, 1951 Bonehead cory
Corydoras ourastigma Nijssen, 1972 Long nosed smudge spot cory
Corydoras oxyrhynchus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Sharpnosed cory
Corydoras paleatus (Jenyns, 1842) Peppered corydoras
Corydoras panda Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971 Panda corydoras
Corydoras pantanalensis Knaack, 2001 Pantanal cory
Corydoras paragua Knaack, 2004 Paragua cory
Corydoras parallelus Burgess, 1993 Two line cory
Corydoras pastazensis Weitzman, 1963 Pastaza corydoras
Corydoras paucerna Knaack, 2004 Cuddly cory
Corydoras pavanelliae Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
Corydoras petracinii Calviño & Alonso, 2010 Petracini's cory
Corydoras pinheiroi Dinkelmeyer, 1995 Mario's cory
Corydoras polystictus Regan, 1912 Fine spotted cory
Corydoras potaroensis Myers, 1927 Potaro cory
Corydoras pulcher Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973 Pretty corydoras
Corydoras punctatus (Bloch, 1794) Spotfin corydoras
Corydoras pygmaeus Knaack, 1966 Pygmy corydoras
Corydoras rabauti La Monte, 1941 Rust corydoras
Corydoras reticulatus Fraser-Brunner, 1938 Reticulated corydoras
Corydoras reynoldsi Myers & Weitzman, 1960 Bumblebee cory
Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983 Bannertail catfish
Corydoras robustus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980 Robust cory
Corydoras sanchesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967 Gojo cory
Corydoras saramaccensis Nijssen, 1970 Saramacca cory
Corydoras sarareensis Dinkelmeyer, 1995 Sarare cory
Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963 Schwartz's catfish
Corydoras semiaquilus Weitzman, 1964 Peru black cory
Corydoras septentrionalis Gosline, 1940 Northern kongnose cory
Corydoras serratus Sands, 1995 Sawtooth cory
Corydoras seussi Dinkelmeyer, 1996 Seuss' cory
Corydoras similis Hieronimus, 1991 Smudge spot cory
Corydoras simulatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970 Olga cory
Corydoras sipaliwini Hoedeman, 1965 Nail cory
Corydoras sodalis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 False network catfish
Corydoras solox Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 Club cory
Corydoras spectabilis Knaack, 1999 Millennium cory
Corydoras spilurus Norman, 1926 Pinkthroat corydoras
Corydoras splendens (Castelnau, 1855) Emerald catfish
Corydoras steindachneri Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973 Paraná corydoras
Corydoras stenocephalus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 Huangana cory
Corydoras sterbai Knaack, 1962 Sterba's cory
Corydoras surinamensis Nijssen, 1970 Suriname cory
Corydoras sychri Weitzman, 1960 Sychr's catfish
Corydoras treitlii Steindachner, 1906 Longsnout corydoras
Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872 Threestripe corydoras
Corydoras tukano Britto & Lima, 2003
Corydoras undulatus Regan, 1912
Corydoras urucu Britto, Wosiacki & Montag, 2009 Urucu cory
Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993 Sangama cory
Corydoras vittatus Nijssen, 1971 Stripy cory
Corydoras weitzmani Nijssen, 1971 Twosaddle corydoras
Corydoras xinguensis Nijssen, 1972 Xingu corydoras
Corydoras zawadzkii Tencatt & Ohara, 2016
Corydoras zygatus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 Black band catfish
Dianema longibarbis Cope, 1872 Porthole catfish
Dianema urostriatum (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912) Flagtail catfish
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) Atipa
Hoplosternum magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913 Striped hoplo
Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum Reis, 1997 Ucayali catfish
Lepthoplosternum beni Reis, 1997 Tambopata catfish
Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger, 1895) Chaco catfish
Lepthoplosternum stellatum Reis & Kaefer, 2005 Igarapé catfish
Lepthoplosternum tordilho Reis, 1997 Lagoon catfish
Lepthoplosternum ucamara Reis & Kaefer, 2005 Ucamara catfish
Megalechis picta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Spotted hoplo
Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes, 1840)
Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Banded corydoras
Scleromystax macropterus (Regan, 1913) Sailfin corydoras
Scleromystax prionotos (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980) Coast cory
Scleromystax salmacis Britto & Reis, 2005 Map cory
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