Corydoras robineae
Appearance
Corydoras robineae | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Genus: | Corydoras |
Species: | C. robineae
|
Binomial name | |
Corydoras robineae W. E. Burgess, 1983
|
Corydoras robineae the banner-tail corydoras is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America. Corydoras robineae is restricted to the Upper Rio Negro basin in Brazil.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Robine Schwartz, mother of aquarium-fish collector and exporter Adolfo Schwartz, who supplied the type specimen and asked that his mother be honored with the fishes name.[2]
References
- ^ "Corydoras robineae, Bannertail catfish : Aquarium".
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Burgess, W.E., 1992. Colored atlas of miniature catfish. Every species of Corydoras, Brochis and Aspidoras. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., USA. 224 p.