Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Callichthyidae
Genus: Corydoras
Species: Corydoras nattereri
Name
Corydoras nattereri Steindachner, 1876
Vernacular names
English: Blue corydoras
suomi: Sinimonninen
português: Ferreiro, Coridora
References
Moreira, D.A., Buckup, P.A., Britto, M.R., Magalhães, M.G.P., de Andrade, P.C.C., Furtado, C. & Parente, T.E. 2016. The complete mitochondrial genome of Corydoras nattereri (Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae). Neotropical Ichthyology 14(1): e150167. DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150167 Reference page.
The blue corydoras or Natterer's catfish (Corydoras nattereri) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in coastal rivers in South America, and is found in the Brazil from Espírito Santo to Paraná. It is named for Johann Natterer, its discoverer.
The fish has clear fins with no pattern. The ventrals are light, opaque yellow. Highlights seen about the gill plates are green. The belly is yellowish. It has a pronounced dark stripe along the length of the body. General color of the body is light, tending towards yellow. Its eyes are gold. It will grow in length up to 5.4 centimetres (2.1 inches).
It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 – 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 – 25 dGH, and a temperature range of 20–23 °C (68–73 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.
The blue corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.
See also
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Corydoras nattereri" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
William T. Innes (1966). Exotic Aquarium Fishes, 19th Edition. Maywood, New Jersey: Metaframe Corporation, Division of Mattel, Inc. p. 249.
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