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Sailfin Cory

Scleromystax macropterus

Classification

The sailfin corydoras (Scleromystax macropterus), bigfin corydoras, or largefin corydoras is a subtropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in South America, and is found from São Paulo to Santa Catarina, Brazil and some upper Paraná River tributaries. It was originally described, under the name Corydoras macropterus, by Charles Tate Regan in 1913.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 13