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Blue corydoras

Corydoras nattereri

Classification

The blue corydoras or Natterer's catfish (Hoplisoma nattereri) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is found from Espírito Santo to Paraná. Etymology The blue corydoras has a specific name, nattereri, which honours Franz Steindachner's fellow Austrian, the naturalist and explorer Johann Natterer, who collected the holotype of this species.

Distribution

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