Corydoras areio

Corydoras areio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species:
C. areio
Binomial name
Corydoras areio
Knaack, 2000[2]

Corydoras areio, the hump cory,[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.[2] This species is found in South America where it occurs in upper basin of the Paraguay River in the Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states of Brazil.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 5 cm (2.0 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Corydoras areio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134702071A134702082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134702071A134702082.pt. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Corydoras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras arieo". FishBase. April 2025 version.
  • Knaack, J., 2000. Eine weitere neue Art der Gattung Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 aus dem Mato Grosso (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). VDA-aktuell 2:45-56.