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Corydoras aeneus (Wavy catfish; Lightspot corydoras; Corydoras albino; Cory; Catfish; Bronze corydoras; Bronze catfish)

Synonyms: Callichthys aeneus; Corydoras aeheus; Corydoras aenaeus; Corydoras macrosteus; Corydoras microps; Corydoras schultzei; Corydoras schulzei; Corydoras venezuelanus; Hoplosoma aeneum
Language: Danish; Djuka; Finnish; French; Galibi; German; Guarani; Mandarin Chinese; Oyampi; Palicur; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Saramaccan; Spanish; Swedish; Wayana

Wikipedia Abstract

The bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus), green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish is a tropical freshwater fish in the "armored catfish" family. It is widely distributed in South America on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to the Río de la Plata basin. They were originally described as Hoplosoma aeneum by Theodore Gill in 1858 and have also been referred to as Callichthys aeneus.
View Wikipedia Record: Corydoras aeneus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Manú National Park II 4213523 Cusco, Peru  
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park II 4006523 Bolivia  

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Biodome de Montreal
Budapest Zool.& Botanical Garden
El Paso Zoo
Florida Aquarium
Fort Worth Zoological Park
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Moulton College
Oklahoma City Zoological Park
Ouwehand Zoo
Parque Zoologico Huachipa
Reaseheath College Animal Centre
Rostock Zoologischer Garten
San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquar
Steinhart Aquarium (CA Acad of Science
Tallinn Zoo
Thuringer Zoopark Erfurt
Tilgate Nature Centre
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum
Usti nad Labem Zoo
Wroclaw Zoo, LLC
Zoo Hannover GmbH
Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society of Trinidad &Tobago

Distribution

America, North - Inland waters; America, South - Inland waters; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Hawaii (USA); Neotropical; Oceania - Inland waters; Paraguay; Paraná; Peru; South America: Colombia and Trinidad to La Plata River basin east of the Andes.; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela;

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Citations

Species recognized by Group expert : Reis, R.E., 02-Oct-2012, FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011