Bronze corydoras | 水產百科網

Thebronzecorydoras(Corydorasaeneus),greencorydoras,bronzecatfish,lightspotcorydorasorwavycatfishisatropicalfreshwaterfishinthearmored ...

Species of fish

The bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus), green corydoras, bronze catfish, lightspot corydoras or wavy catfish is a tropical freshwater fish in the "armored catfish" family, Callichthyidae, often kept in captivity by fish keepers. 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.[2] It was originally described as Hoplosoma aeneum by Theodore Gill in 1858 and has also been referred to as Callichthys aeneus.[2]

The adult size is 6½ cm for males and a slightly larger 7 cm for females (2½ to 2¾ inches).[3] Females have a slightly higher body frame than males in accordance with their larger abdominal region. Their average life span is 10 years. It has a yellow or pink body, white belly, and is blue-grey over its head and back. Its fins are yell...