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Bony fish

Agassiz's Cory

Corydoras agassizii

Also known as: Agassizi Cory Cat, Armored Catfish, Spotted Catfish, Spotted Cory, Spotted Cory Catfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2023
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@Wooda1981 · Cornwall, United Kingdom · February 20181 / 2
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Overview

Found in schools, over gravel bottoms, of the Amazon River Basins.
South America - Amazon River Basin

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish are able to breathe air intestinally and takes air 1 to 45 times per hour

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spots
Behaviour
breathes airschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over gravel bottoms, of the Amazon River Basins.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSiluriformes
    5. familyCallichthyidae
    6. genusCorydoras
    7. speciesCorydoras agassizii Steindachner, 1876

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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