Corydoras coriatae

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Corydoras coriatae is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It is endemic to the Ucayali River basin in Peru.{{Cite web|url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Corydoras-coriatae.html|title = Corydoras coriatae}}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Nery Coriat, a supplier of aquarium fishes from Peru who has worked in the Peruvian fish business for the past 25 years and has contributed a great deal to the business.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes2/ | title = Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE | access-date= 17 November 2021 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

References

  • Reis, R.E., 2003. Callichthyidae (Armored catfishes). p. 291-309. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

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Category:Corydoras

Category:Freshwater fish of Peru

Category:Taxa named by Warren E. Burgess

Category:Fish described in 1997

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