Corydoras paleatus, wild caught in Uruguay, female (photo F. Cantera)
These pages are devoted to the armored catfish Aspidoras, Brochis, Scleromystax and of course Corydoras.
Aspidoras contains #19 described species today (October 2005), Brochis 3, Scleromystax 6 (4 described, the other with C-numbers), and Corydoras more than 150. New species are discovered and described all the time.
Use the links to the let to learn more about the Cory type fish from South America.