Corydoras paleatus

Corydoras paleatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species:
C. paleatus
Binomial name
Corydoras paleatus
(Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Callichthys paleatus. Jenyns, 1842.
  • Corydoras maculatus. Steindachner, 1879.
  • Corydoras marmoratus. Steindachner, 1879.
  • Silurus quadricostatus. Larrañaga, 1923.
  • Silurus 7-radiatus. Larrañaga, 1923.

Corydoras paleatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Callichthyidae. Its common names include blue leopard corydoras, mottled corydoras, and peppered catfish.[1] It originates from the lower Paraná River basin and coastal rivers in Uruguay and Brazil.[1]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras paleatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.