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Geoffroy's Corydora

Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède, 1803

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGeoffroy's Corydora
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese杰弗氏兵鲶
Sranan Tongokwikwi (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCorydoras geoffroy Lacepède, 1803

About this species

Corydoras geoffroy, the wolf cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This species is found in the coastal rivers of French Guiana and Suriname.

It is the type species of the genus Corydoras.

The fish will grow in length up to 2.8 inches (7.1 centimeters). 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 22 to 26 °C (72 to 79 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusCorydoras

In Suriname

30Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1963First record
2014Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo3
  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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