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Callichthyidae


Callichthyidae  The most popular and best known catfishes from the South American continent. Very peaceful and mostly undemanding.

Bodies covered with two rows of overlapping bony plates on each side; swim bladder encased in bone; mouth small and ventral; one or two pairs of well developed barbels present, and shorter processes usually on upper jaw and on lower jaw; dorsal and pectoral fins with strong spine; spine at anterior border of adipose fin. Family at present (2019) includes Corydoras, Aspidoras, Brochis, Scleromystax, Callichthys, Hoplosternum, Lepthoplosternum, Megalechis and Dianema.

 

LINEAGE for sub-family Corydoradinae
Scientific Names > Common Names > Synonyms > Image Contributors > Lineage

Lineage 1
Corydoras acutus
Corydoras amapaensis
Corydoras areio
Corydoras aurofrenatus
Corydoras blochi
Corydoras coriatae
Corydoras cortesi
Corydoras cervinus
Corydoras desana
Corydoras ellisae (now a synonym of C. aurofrenatus)
Corydoras filamentosus
Corydoras fowleri
Corydoras fulleri
Corydoras geoffroy
Corydoras heteromorphus
Corydoras maculifer
Corydoras narcissus
Corydoras negro
Corydoras orcesi
Corydoras ourastigma
Corydoras oxyrhynchus
Corydoras pastazensis
Corydoras saramaccensis
Corydoras sarareensis
Corydoras semiaquilus
Corydoras septentrionalis
Corydoras serratus
Corydoras simulatus
Corydoras solox
Corydoras sp. (C008)
Corydoras sp. (C016)
Corydoras sp. (C024)
Corydoras sp. (C028)
Corydoras sp. (C029)
Corydoras sp. (C038)
Corydoras sp. (C042)
Corydoras sp. (C047)
Corydoras sp. (C051)
Corydoras sp. (C053)
Corydoras sp. (C061)
Corydoras sp. (C063)
Corydoras sp. (C077)
Corydoras sp. (C078)
Corydoras sp. (C086)
Corydoras sp. (C092)
Corydoras sp. (C094)
Corydoras sp. (C095)
Corydoras sp. (C099)
Corydoras sp. (C109) 
Corydoras sp. (C115) (now C. fulleri)
Corydoras sp. (C116) (now C. fulleri)
Corydoras sp. (C124)
Corydoras sp. (C127)
Corydoras sp. (C145)
Corydoras sp. (C149)
Corydoras sp. (C153)
Corydoras sp. CW005 (C. aurofrenatus)
Corydoras sp. (CW012) 
Corydoras sp. (CW017)
Corydoras sp. (CW045)
Corydoras sp. (CW046)
Corydoras sp. (CW053)
Corydoras sp. (CW055)
Corydoras sp. (CW059)
Corydoras sp. (CW066)
Corydoras sp. (CW073)
Corydoras sp. (CW075)
Corydoras sp. (CW080)
Corydoras sp. (CW083)
Corydoras sp. (CW116)
Corydoras sp. (CW118)
Corydoras sp. (CW120)
Corydoras sp. (CW124)
Corydoras sp. (CW128)
Corydoras sp. (CW149)
Corydoras sp. (CW156)
Corydoras sp. (CW164)
Corydoras sp. (CW166)
Corydoras sp. (CW174)
Corydoras sp. (CW175)
Corydoras sp. (CW180)
Corydoras sp. (CW195)
Corydoras stenocephalus
Corydoras treitlii
Corydoras vittatus
Corydoras zawadzkii
 
Lineage 2
Aspidoras albater
Aspidoras aldebaran
Aspidoras belenos
Aspidoras brunneus   
Aspidoras carvalhoi
Aspidoras depinnai
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
Aspidoras lakoi
Aspidoras maculosus
Aspidoras menezesi
Aspidoras mephisto
Aspidoras poecilus
Aspidoras psammatides
Aspidoras raimundi
Aspidoras rochai
Aspidoras sp. (albino) 
Aspidoras sp. (C035) (A. albater)
Aspidoras sp. (C036) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C037) (A. poecilus)
Aspidoras sp. (C118) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C119) (A. fuscoguttatus)
Aspidoras sp. (C125) (A. raimundi)
Aspidoras sp. (C158) (A. poecilus)
Aspidoras sp. (CW052) (hybrid)
Aspidoras sp. (CW119) (A. raimundi)
Aspidoras sp. (CW126)
Aspidoras sp. (CW141) (A. aldebaran)
Aspidoras sp. (CW183)
Aspidoras sp. (CW184)
Aspidoras sp. (gold)
Aspidoras spilotus (now a synonym of A. menezesi)
Aspidoras taurus (now a synonym of A. albater)
Aspidoras velites
Lineage 3
Scleromystax barbatus  
Scleromystax kronei
Scleromystax lacerdai
Scleromystax macropterus
Scleromystax prionotos
Scleromystax salmacis
Scleromystax sp. (C112)
Scleromystax sp. (C113)
Scleromystax sp. (CW038)
Scleromystax sp. (CW042)
Scleromystax sp. (CW067)  
Scleromystax sp. (CW092)
Scleromystax sp. (CW147)
Scleromystax sp. (CW148)
Scleromystax virgulatus
Lineage 4
Corydoras guapore
Corydoras hastatus
Corydoras mamore
Corydoras paucerna
Corydoras pygmaeus
 
Lineage 5
Corydoras bilineatus
Corydoras elegans
Corydoras gracilis
Corydoras nanus
Corydoras napoensis
Corydoras nijsseni
Corydoras sp. (C041)
Corydoras sp. (C088)  
Corydoras sp. (C089)  
Corydoras sp. (C123)
Corydoras sp. (C126)
Corydoras sp. (C132)
Corydoras sp. (CW008)
Corydoras sp. (CW018)
Corydoras sp. (CW019)
Corydoras sp. (CW022) (now C. undulatus)
Corydoras sp. (CW029)
Corydoras sp. (CW033)
Corydoras sp. (CW044)
Corydoras sp. (CW048)
Corydoras sp. (CW056)
Corydoras sp. (CW064)
Corydoras sp. (CW085)
Corydoras sp. (CW087)
Corydoras sp. (CW095)
Corydoras sp. (CW096)
Corydoras sp. (CW100)
Corydoras sp. (CW105)
Corydoras sp. (CW110)
Corydoras sp. (CW123)
Corydoras sp. (CW131)
Corydoras sp. (CW144)
Corydoras pauciradiatus
Corydoras undulatus
 
Lineage 6
Corydoras albolineatus
Corydoras benattii
Corydoras carlae
Corydoras cochui
Corydoras diphyes
Corydoras ehrhardti
Corydoras flaveolus
Corydoras froehlichi
Corydoras gladysae
Corydoras gryphus
Corydoras longipinnis
Corydoras micracanthus
Corydoras nattereri
Corydoras ortegai
Corydoras paleatus
Corydoras paleatus (albino)
Corydoras petracinii
Corydoras potaroensis
Corydoras reynoldsi
Corydoras rikbaktsa (also in Lineage 9)
Corydoras sp. (C040)
Corydoras sp. (C073)
Corydoras sp. (C114)
Corydoras sp. (C144)
Corydoras steindachneri
Corydoras tukano
 
Lineage 7
Corydoras aeneus
Corydoras aeneus (albino)  
Corydoras eques
Corydoras melanotaenia
Corydoras rabauti
Corydoras schultzei
Corydoras schultzei (Black)
Corydoras sp. (CW007)
Corydoras sp. (CW009)
Corydoras sp. (CW010)  
Corydoras sp. (CW014)
Corydoras sp. (CW016)
Corydoras sp. (CW023)
Corydoras sp. (CW026)
Corydoras sp. (CW041)
Corydoras sp. (CW068)
Corydoras sp. (CW078)
Corydoras sp. (CW084)
Corydoras sp. (CW093)
Corydoras sp. (CW097)
Corydoras sp. (CW139)
Corydoras sp. (CW194)
Corydoras venezuelanus
Corydoras zygatus
 
Lineage 8 Sub-clade 1
Brochis britskii  
Brochis multiradiatus
Brochis splendens
Brochis sp. (CW034)
Brochis sp. (CW035)
Brochis sp. (CW132)
Brochis sp. (CW136)
Brochis sp. (CW178)
Brochis sp. (CW179)
 
Lineage 8 Sub-clade 2
Corydoras difluviatilis
Corydoras garbei
Corydoras hephaestus
Corydoras sp. (C057)
Corydoras sp. (C067)
Corydoras sp. (CW185)
 
Lineage 8 Sub-clade 3
Corydoras geryi
Corydoras latus
Corydoras pantanalensis
Corydoras reticulatus
Corydoras sodalis
Corydoras sp. (C081)
Corydoras sp. (CW061)
 
Lineage 8 Sub-clade 4
Corydoras agassizii
Corydoras amandajanea
Corydoras ambiacus
Corydoras approuaguensis
Corydoras arcuatus
Corydoras bethanae
Corydoras bifasciatus
Corydoras brittoi
Corydoras condiscipulus
Corydoras crimmeni
Corydoras crypticus
Corydoras delphax
Corydoras ephippifer
Corydoras gomezi
Corydoras haraldschultzi
Corydoras imitator
Corydoras incolicana
Corydoras isbrueckeri
Corydoras lamberti
Corydoras leopardus
Corydoras melanistius
Corydoras noelkempffi
Corydoras ornatus
Corydoras orphnopterus
Corydoras pinheiroi
Corydoras pulcher
Corydoras robineae
Corydoras robustus
Corydoras seussi
Corydoras sp. (C009)
Corydoras sp. (C010)
Corydoras sp. (C013)
Corydoras sp. (C018)
Corydoras sp. (C034)
Corydoras sp. (C039) (C. imitator)
Corydoras sp. (C049)
Corydoras sp. (C052)
Corydoras sp. (C066)
Corydoras sp. (C068)
Corydoras sp. (C071)
Corydoras sp. (C074)  
Corydoras sp. (C075)  
Corydoras sp. (C080)
Corydoras sp. (C087)
Corydoras sp. (C097)  
Corydoras sp. (C098)  
Corydoras sp. (C101)
Corydoras sp. (C102)
Corydoras sp. (C103)
Corydoras sp. (C110)
Corydoras sp. (C117)
Corydoras sp. (C122)
Corydoras sp. (C128)
Corydoras sp. (C130)  
Corydoras sp. (C131)
Corydoras sp. (C135)
Corydoras sp. (C138)
Corydoras sp. (C140) (C. imitator)
Corydoras sp. (C143)
Corydoras sp. (C152)
Corydoras sp. (C155)
Corydoras sp. (C156)
Corydoras sp. (C157)
Corydoras sp. (C159)
Corydoras sp. (CW002)
Corydoras sp. (CW006) (now C. bethanae)
Corydoras sp. (CW013)
Corydoras sp. (CW020)
Corydoras sp. (CW025)
Corydoras sp. (CW040)
Corydoras sp. (CW057)
Corydoras sp. (CW058)
Corydoras sp. (CW065)
Corydoras sp. (CW070)
Corydoras sp. (CW072)
Corydoras sp. (CW074)
Corydoras sp. (CW082)
Corydoras sp. (CW089)
Corydoras sp. (CW090)
Corydoras sp. (CW099)
Corydoras sp. (CW101)
Corydoras sp. (CW106) 
Corydoras sp. (CW117)
Corydoras sp. (CW130)
Corydoras sp. (CW134)
Corydoras sp. (CW135)
Corydoras sp. (CW138)
Corydoras sp. (CW143)
Corydoras sp. (CW150)
Corydoras sp. (CW151)
Corydoras sp. (CW155)
Corydoras sp. (CW157)
Corydoras sp. (CW160)
Corydoras sp. (CW161)
Corydoras sp. (CW167)
Corydoras sp. (CW176)
Corydoras sp. (CW182)
Corydoras sp. (CW186)
Corydoras sp. (CW192)
Corydoras sp. (CW193)
Corydoras spectabilis
Corydoras spilurus
Corydoras sychri
Corydoras virginiae
 
Lineage 9
Corydoras acrensis
Corydoras adolfoi
Corydoras apiaka
Corydoras araguaiaensis
Corydoras armatus
Corydoras atropersonatus
Corydoras axelrodi
Corydoras baderi
Corydoras bicolor
Corydoras boehlkei
Corydoras boesemani
Corydoras bondi
Corydoras breei
Corydoras brevirostris
Corydoras burgessi
Corydoras caudimaculatus
Corydoras concolor
Corydoras copei
Corydoras coppenamensis
Corydoras cruziensis
Corydoras davidsandsi
Corydoras duplicareus
Corydoras evelynae
Corydoras eversi
Corydoras gossei
Corydoras granti
Corydoras griseus
Corydoras guianensis
Corydoras habrosus
Corydoras hypnos
Corydoras julii
Corydoras kanei
Corydoras knaacki
Corydoras leucomelas
Corydoras loretoensis
Corydoras loxozonus
Corydoras melini
Corydoras metae
Corydoras multimaculatus
Corydoras oiapoquensis
Corydoras osteocarus
Corydoras panda
Corydoras paragua
Corydoras parallelus
Corydoras pavanelliae
Corydoras polystictus
Corydoras psamathos
Corydoras punctatus
Corydoras rikbaktsa (also in Lineage 6)
Corydoras sanchesi
Corydoras schwartzi
Corydoras similis
Corydoras sipaliwini
Corydoras sp. (C003)
Corydoras sp. (C006)
Corydoras sp. (C014)
Corydoras sp. (C019)
Corydoras sp. (C021)
Corydoras sp. (C026)
Corydoras sp. (C030)  
Corydoras sp. (C033)
Corydoras sp. (C043)
Corydoras sp. (C044)
Corydoras sp. (C045) (C. araguaiaensis)
Corydoras sp. (C048)
Corydoras sp. (C054)
Corydoras sp. (C062)
Corydoras sp. (C076)  
Corydoras sp. (C084)
Corydoras sp. (C085)
Corydoras sp. (C090)
Corydoras sp. (C091)
Corydoras sp. (C096)
Corydoras sp. (C100)
Corydoras sp. (C120) 
Corydoras sp. (C121)
Corydoras sp. (C129)
Corydoras sp. (C133)
Corydoras sp. (C134)
Corydoras sp. (C136)  
Corydoras sp. (C137)  
Corydoras sp. (C139)
Corydoras sp. (C141)
Corydoras sp. (C142)  
Corydoras sp. (C147)
Corydoras sp. (C148)
Corydoras sp. (C150)
Corydoras sp. (C151)  
Corydoras sp. (C154)
Corydoras sp. (CW001)  
Corydoras sp. (CW004)
Corydoras sp. (CW015)
Corydoras sp. (CW021)  
Corydoras sp. (CW027)
Corydoras sp. (CW028)
Corydoras sp. (CW030)
Corydoras sp. (CW037)
Corydoras sp. (CW039)
Corydoras sp. (CW045)
Corydoras sp. (CW046)
Corydoras sp. (CW047)
Corydoras sp. (CW049) 
Corydoras sp. (CW050)
Corydoras sp. (CW051)
Corydoras sp. (CW054)
Corydoras sp. (CW060)
Corydoras sp. (CW062)
Corydoras sp. (CW063)
Corydoras sp. (CW069)
Corydoras sp. (CW071)
Corydoras sp. (CW076)
Corydoras sp. (CW077)
Corydoras sp. (CW079)
Corydoras sp. (CW081)
Corydoras sp. (CW086)
Corydoras sp. (CW088)
Corydoras sp. (CW091)
Corydoras sp. (CW094)
Corydoras sp. (CW098)
Corydoras sp. (CW102)
Corydoras sp. (CW103)
Corydoras sp. (CW104)
Corydoras sp. (CW107)
Corydoras sp. (CW108)
Corydoras sp. (CW109)
Corydoras sp. (CW111)
Corydoras sp. (CW112)
Corydoras sp. (CW114) (C. sipaliwini)
Corydoras sp. (CW115)
Corydoras sp. (CW122)
Corydoras sp. (CW125)
Corydoras sp. (CW127)
Corydoras sp. (CW129)
Corydoras sp. (CW133)
Corydoras sp. (CW137)
Corydoras sp. (CW140)
Corydoras sp. (CW142)
Corydoras sp. (CW145)
Corydoras sp. (CW146) (now Corydoras thanatos)
Corydoras sp. (CW152)
Corydoras sp. (CW153)
Corydoras sp. (CW154) (now Corydoras rikbaktsa)
Corydoras sp. (CW158)
Corydoras sp. (CW159)
Corydoras sp. (CW162)
Corydoras sp. (CW163)
Corydoras sp. (CW165)
Corydoras sp. (CW168)
Corydoras sp. (CW169)
Corydoras sp. (CW173) (C. hypnos)
Corydoras sp. (CW174)
Corydoras sp. (CW175)
Corydoras sp. (CW181)
Corydoras sp. (CW187)
Corydoras sp. (CW189)
Corydoras sp. (CW190)
Corydoras sp. (CW191)
Corydoras sp. (CW196)
Corydoras sp. (CW197)
Corydoras sterbai
Corydoras surinamensis
Corydoras thanatos
Corydoras trilineatus
Corydoras urucu
Corydoras weitzmani
Corydoras xinguensis
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