Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae Callichthyid armored catfishes
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Gastrodermus


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gastrodermus bilineatus White striped cory South America 5.0 SL 2002
Gastrodermus elegans Elegant corydoras South America 5.1 SL 1876
Gastrodermus gracilis Shy cory South America 2.3 SL 1976
Gastrodermus guapore Guapore corydoras South America 4.1 SL 1961
Gastrodermus hastatus Dwarf corydoras South America 2.4 SL 1888
Gastrodermus latus Wide cory South America 5.2 SL 1924
Gastrodermus mamore Marmore cory South America 2002
Gastrodermus nanus Little corydoras South America 4.5 SL 1967
Gastrodermus napoensis Rio Napo cory South America 4.2 SL 1986
Gastrodermus nijsseni Nijssen's cory South America 3 SL 1989
Gastrodermus paucerna Cuddly cory South America 3.6 SL 2004
Gastrodermus pauciradiatus Sixray corydoras South America 2.9 SL 1970
Gastrodermus pygmaeus Pygmy corydoras South America 2.1 SL 1966
Gastrodermus undulatus South America 4.4 SL 1912



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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