Corydoras

Published, First, 2007, Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types, Zootaxa 1418, pp. 1-628 : 111-126

CORYDORAS

Corydoras La Cepède, 1803: 147 . Type species: Corydoras geoffroy La Cepède, 1803 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Cordorinus Rafinesque, 1815: 89 . Type species: Corydoras geoffroy La Cepède, 1803 . Type by being a replacement name. Gender: Masculine. Unjustified emendation of Corydoras La Cepède.

Hoplisoma Swainson, 1838: 336 . Type species: Cataphractus punctatus Bloch, 1794 . Type by original designation. Gender: Neuter.

Brochis Cope, 1871b: 112 . Type species: Brochis coeruleus Cope, 1872 . Type by subsequent designation by Cope (1872a). Gender: Feminine. Appeared first without species, more fully described in Cope (1872a) with the description of two new species; type designated by Cope (description of Brochis dipterus includes reference to B. coeruleus as type).

Chaenothorax Cope, 1878: 679 . Type species: Chaenothorax bicarinatus Cope, 1878 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Gastrodermus Cope, 1878: 681 . Type species: Corydoras elegans Steindachner, 1877 . Type by subsequent designation. Gender: Masculine. Type apparently first designated by Gosline (1940b: 10).

Osteogaster Cope, 1894: 102 . Type species: Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

Microcorydoras Myers, 1953: 270 . Type species: Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Review: Nijssen & Isbrücker (1983 b, Colombia); Castro (1987, Colombia); Nijssen & Isbrücker (1986b, Peru and Ecuador).

Taxonomic summary: Nijssen & Isbrücker (1970), species formerly placed in Brochis ; Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b), Isbrücker (2001b).

Remarks: Brochis Cope was recently placed in synonymy of Corydoras by Britto (2003), while Scleromystax was removed and treated as a valid genus.

Corydoras acrensis Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras acrensis Nijssen, 1972: 416 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Acre, Furo do Lago São Francisco, tributary at left bank of Rio Juruá, upstream of confluence with Mao at Cruzeiro do Sul. Holotype: IRSNB 505 .

Distribution: Juruá River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872

Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872a: 281 . Type locality: Ambyiacu River [now: Shansho Caño, Loreto, Peru, by neotype designation]. Neotype: SU 33307 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 215); original syntypes ANSP 8292–8293 lost.

Distribution: Amazon River basin in northern Peru and Ecuador (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras adolfoi Burgess, 1982

Corydoras adolfoi Burgess, 1982: 15 , fig. 1. Type locality: Small tributary of the upper Rio Negro on the equator near São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 26641 .

Distribution: Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858)

Hoplosoma aeneum Gill, 1858: 403 . Type locality: Island of Trinidad, West Indies. Lectotype: USNM 1116 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 208).

Corydoras microps Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903: 506 . Type locality: From a small lagoon, half dry, near the Rio Branco (Mato Grosso, Brazil). Holotype: CAS 20662.

Corydoras venezuelanus Ihering, 1911: 383 . Type locality: Río Cabriales , Valencia, Est. Carabobo, Venezuela. Lectotype: MZUSP 146 , designated by Britski (1969: 208).

Corydoras macrosteus Regan, 1912a: 219 . Type locality: Rio Piracicaba , San Paulo, Brazil. Lectotype: BMNH 1905.6 .9.12, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 208).

Corydoras schultzei Holly, 1940: 111 . Type locality: Aquarium specimen (said to be from very small water-courses of the Amazon).

Distribution: Widely distributed in South America on the eastern side of the Andes, from Colombia and Trinidad to La Plata River basin (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Isbrücker (2001b) treated all of the synonyms listed above as valid, or “doubtfully valid” species, but did not comment on the distribution of these species.

Corydoras agassizii Steindachner, 1877

Corydoras Agassizii Steindachner, 1877a: 138 , pl. 12 (fig. 2). Type locality: Amazonenstrom bei Tabatinga. Lectotype: NMW 61112, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 195).

Distribution: Amazon River basin near border between Peru and Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras albolineatus Knaack, 2004

Corydoras albolineatus Knaack, 2004: 73 , figs. 13–17. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco, Raum Piso firme, System río Itenez, río Paragua (Mündungsgebiet, NW-Ufer), 13º31.989'S, 61º50.295'W. Holotype: MTD F 28470.

Distribution: Itenez River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras amandajanea Sands, 1995

Corydoras amandajanea Sands, 1995: 10 , fig. 1. Type locality: Rio Miuã system of streams, possibly the Uarinabe stream (Miuã system) 10–12 kilometers away from its confluence of the upper Negro River, Brazil. Holotype:

LIVCM 1994.4.21 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras amapaensis Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras amapaensis Nijssen, 1972: 417 , figs. 2, 3. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amapa, Cachoera Creek at right bank of Río Amapari, 4 km downstream of Casa do 7. Holotype: IRSNB 476 .

Distribution: Oyapock and Amapari rivers in Amapá State in Brazil and French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras ambiacus Cope, 1872

Corydoras ambiacus Cope, 1872a: 280 . Type locality: Ambyiacu River. Holotype: ANSP 8291 .

Corydoras grafi Holly, 1940: 108 . Type locality: Aquarium specimen (said to be from very small water-courses of the Amazon). Holotype: Münchner Tierpark AG 92/139 (reportedly lost, but possibly NMW 84287).

Corydoras melanistius longirostris Hoedeman, 1952a: 17 , fig. 13. Type locality: Amazon area. No types known.

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras amphibelus Cope, 1872

Corydoras amphibelus Cope, 1872a: 282 . Type locality: Ambyiacu River. Holotype: ANSP 8290 .

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin in Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras approuaguensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras approuaguensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 73 , fig. 1. Type locality: fleuve Approuague. Holotype: ZMA 119098.

Distribution: Approuague River basin, French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras araguaiaensis Sands, 1990

Corydoras araguaiaensis Sands, 1990 : [1], unnumbered figure. Type locality: Rio Araguaia , Brazil. Holotype: at RMNH.

Distribution: Araguaia River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras arcuatus Elwin, 1939

Corydoras arcuatus Elwin, 1939: 126 , pl. 3. Type locality: Amazon River (aquarium specimen). Holotype: BMNH 1939.3 .3.1.

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000

Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000b: 47 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Brasilien, Mato Grosso (östlich von Cuiaba), in Fliessgewässern des Córr. Areio-Systems , in der Umgebung von Vila Nova, an der Strasse 373, ca. 8.5 kilometers und ca. 13.5 km von der Ortschaft aus entfernt in Richtung Poxoreo. Holotype: ZMB 33113.

Distribution: Upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras armatus (Günther, 1868)

Callichthys armatus Günther, 1868a: 476 . Type locality: Xeberos and Huallaga [ Peru]. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.6 .13.51, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 194). Illustrated and described in more detail in Günther (1868b: 231, fig. 1).

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras atropersonatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras atropersonatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970: 123 , fig. 2. Type locality: Ecuador, Río Conambo at mouth of Río Shione (about 2º00'S, 76º30'W), Río Tigre system, Est. Pastaza. Holotype: USNM 204359 .

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Ecuador and Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras aurofrenatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Corydoras aurofrenatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903: 507 . Type locality: Aguada , near Arroyo Trementina [ Paraguay]. Holotype: CAS 20661.

Distribution: Paraguay River basin, Paraguay (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962

Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962c: 335 , figs. 1, 2. Type locality: Columbien, Rio Meta. Holotype: SMF 5700.

Distribution: Meta River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969

Corydoras baderi Geisler, 1969: 354 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, Staat Para , Rio Paru de Oeste und Bäche bei

der Missionsstation Tirió (2º12'N, 55º59'W). Holotype: SMF 9651 .

Corydoras oelemariensis Nijssen, 1970: 29 , fig. 14. Type locality: Creek at left bank of Oelemari River, near airstrip, Marowijne, Suriname. Holotype: IRSNB 472 .

Distribution: Pará State in Brazil and Maroni River in Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967

Corydoras bicolor Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 36 , pl. 3 (fig. 3). Type locality: Sipaliwini River. Holotype: ZMA 104627.

Distribution: Coastal rivers of Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras bifasciatus Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras bifasciatus Nijssen, 1972: 420 , fig. 4. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Para, creek at left bank of Río Cururu , tributary of upper Río Tapajós near Maloca do Conzalo (about 7º45'S, 58º00'W). Holotype: IRSNB 485 .

Distribution: Lower Amazon River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002

Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002a: 52 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Santa Cruz, Santiesteban, Chané, Restgewässer eines grossen Überflutungs-Nährungsgebietes zwischen den Flüssen Rio Piray und Rio Yapacarie und dem Rio Grande o Guapay mit abfluss (Regenzeit) in den Arroyo Chanè. Holotype: MTD F 25925.

Distribution: Madeira River basin, Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras blochi Nijssen, 1971

Corydoras blochi Nijssen, 1971: 92 , fig. 2. Type locality: Guyana, district Essequibo, Moco Creek near Lehtem , tributary of Rio Tacutú, Rio Branco system. Holotype: FMNH 75951 .

Distribution: Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras boehlkei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1982

Corydoras boehlkei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1982: 139 , fig. 1. Type locality: Venezuela, Edo Bolivar, Río Cuchime (Cusimo), about 20 miles upstream from junction of Río Caura —Río Erebato (Entre Rios) at 5º45'N, 64º24'W. Holotype: ANSP 148097 .

Distribution: Caura River basin in the Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967

Corydoras boesemani Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 37 , pl. 4 (fig. 1). Type locality: Little tributaries of Gran-Rio between Ligolio and Awaradam Falls [ Suriname]. Holotype: RMNH 25316 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers in Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940

Corydoras bondi Gosline, 1940b: 20 . Type locality: Rio Yuruari , 3 km east of El Callao, Venezuela. Holotype: SU 35065 .

Distribution: Rio Yuruari in Venezuela, Corantijn and Rupununi River basins, Guianas (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992

Corydoras breei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1992: 10 , fig. 1. Type locality: Surinam, Corantijn river system, Kabalebo River, Avanavero Falls. Holotype: RMNH 31912 .

Distribution: Corantijn River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947

Corydoras melanistius brevirostris Fraser-Brunner, 1947: 244 . Type locality: aquarium specimen [said to be from the Orinoco]. Holotype: BMNH 1946.10.10.1.

Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela, and coastal drainages in Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras britskii (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983)

Brochis britskii Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983a: 179 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Mato Grosso, Lagoas Marginais, rodovia Transpantaneira, Poconé (16º15'S, 56º37'W). Holotype: MZUSP 26811 .

Distribution: Upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras burgessi Axelrod, 1987

Corydoras burgessi Axelrod, 1987: 22 , figures on pp. 22– 23. Type locality: reportedly from the Rio Unini , tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 37692 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 76 , fig. 5. Type locality: Petit Arroyo, affluent rive gauche du Rio Iguazu, route no. 101 entre Porto Iguazu et Bernardino de Irigoyen, 50 km de Puerto Iguazu, bassin du Paraná. Holotype: IRSNB 688 .

Distribution: Lower Iguazu River basin, Argentina (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras caudimaculatus Rössel, 1961

Corydoras caudimaculatus Rössel, 1961: 49 , pl. 5 (fig. 1). Type locality: Brasilien, oberer Rio Guaporé (=Itenez). Holotype: SMF 5291 .

Distribution: Guaporé River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras cervinus Rössel, 1962

Corydoras cervinus Rössel, 1962b: 31 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, oberer Rio Guaporé (=Itenez). Holotype: SMF 5460 .

Distribution: Guaporé River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras cochui Myers & Weitzman, 1954

Corydoras cochui Myers & Weitzman, 1954: 93 . Type locality: Santa Maria Nova , Rio Araguaya, State of Goyaz, Brazil. Holotype: SU 47656 .

Distribution: Upper Araguaia River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Redescribed in Weitzman (1956).

Corydoras concolor Weitzman, 1961

Corydoras concolor Weitzman, 1961: 105 , fig. 1. Type locality: Las Mangas , in a tributary to the Río Parguaza, western part of the State of Bolivar, Venezuela, 6º20'N, 67º10'W. Holotype: SU 54131 .

Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras condiscipulus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980

Corydoras condiscipulus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980d: 494 , fig. 1. Type locality: French Guiana, Cumuri Creek at left bank of Oyapock River, upstream of first rapids of Grande Roche, southwest of village Oiapoque. Holotype: IRSNB 617 .

Distribution: Oyapock River basin, Brazil and French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras copei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Corydoras copei Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986a: 70 , fig. 11. Type locality: Loreto, cours inférieur du Río Huytoyacu, près du village Nuevo Progresso, affluent de la rive droite du Rio Pastaza, environ 40 km N. du Lago Rimachi (4º13'S, 76º38'W). Holotype: ZMA 119305 .

Distribution: Pastaza River basin in Loreto, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras bondi coppenamensis Nijssen, 1970: 19 , fig. 8. Type locality: Creek at left bank of Coppename River (3º52'N, 56º55'W) [ Suriname]. Holotype: ZMA 105877 .

Distribution: Coppename River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras coriatae Burgess, 1997

Corydoras coriatae Burgess, 1997: 140 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Río Aguaytia , a branch of the Río Ucayali, in jungles of Peru west of the city of Pucallpa. Holotype: MUSM 10701 .

Distribution: Ucayali River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras crimmeni Grant, 1997

Corydoras crimmeni Grant, 1997: 44 , fig. 3. Type locality: Aquarium specimen, said to be from Brazil, Roraima State, near the city of Boa Vista, possibly from the Rio Branco. Holotype: MZUSP 52490 .

Distribution: Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002

Corydoras cruziensis Knaack, 2002c: 63 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: kleinerer Fliessgewässer in Santa Cruz, Guarayos, A. Puente [ Bolivia]. Holotype: MTD F 25930.

Distribution: Madeira River basin in Santa Cruz and Beni Departments of Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras crypticus Sands, 1995

Corydoras crypticus Sands, 1995: 11 , fig. 4. Type locality: Rio Miuã system of streams, possibly the Uarinabe stream, 10–12 kilometers away from its confluence of the upper Negro River, Brazil. Holotype: LIVCM 1994.4.29.

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras davidsandsi Black, 1987

Corydoras davidsandsi Black, 1987: 74 , figure on p. 74. Type locality: Reportedly from the Rio Unini, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 38632 .

Distribution: Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras delphax Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras delphax Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 b: 55 , fig. 3. Type locality: Guainía, Río Inírida system, Caño Bacón, Pueblo Bretania (3º43'N, 67º59'W) [ Colombia]. Holotype: NRM 26073.

Distribution: Inírida River and upper Orinoco River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro, 2002

Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro, 2002: 1007 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Município de Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Parque Estadual de Vassununga, Glepa Pé-do-Gigante, córrego Paulicéia, tributary of rio Pardo , rio Paraná system, 21º38'S, 47º38'W. Holotype: MZUSP 75268 .

Distribution: Upper Paraná and Grande River basins, Paraná River drainage, and Jequitaí, Preto, and upper Da Prata rivers, São Francisco drainage, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras diphyes Axenrot & Kullander, 2003

Corydoras diphyes Axenrot & Kullander, 2003: 258 , fig. 5. Type locality: Paraguay: Departamento Caaquazú : río Paraná drainage, small sream (arroyo) at Estancia María Belén, 8 km from Colonel Patricio Colman, 25º40'13"S, 55º5'52"W. Holotype: MNHNP uncat (ex NRM 43483).

Distribution: Monday River and Acaray River, Paraná River basin, Paraguay (Axenrot & Kullander, 2003).

Corydoras duplicareus Sands, 1995

Corydoras duplicareus Sands, 1995: 12 , fig. 6. Type locality: Rio Poranga , 8 kilometers north of the Nobua oba, prior to where it joins a small tributary of the upper Negro River, Brazil. Holotype: LIVCM 1994.4 .36.

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910

Corydoras ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910a: 60 . Type locality: Flussgebiet des Jaraguá [Santa Catarina, Brazil]. Lectotype: NMW 61104, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 205).

Corydoras meridionalis Ihering, 1911: 380 . Type locality: Colonia Hansa , Est. Santa Catharina [ Brazil] . Type (s): Whereabouts unknown .

Distribution: Coastal rivers in Santa Catarina and Paraná States and Iguaçu River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras elegans Steindachner, 1877

Corydoras elegans Steindachner, 1877a: 141 . Type locality: Teffé [ Brazil]. Lectotype: NMW 46729, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 213).

Corydoras pestai Holly, 1940: 107 . Type locality: in kleinen und kleinsten Wasserläufen der Nähe des Amazonenstromes. Holotype: Münchner Tierpark A.G. 81/1938 (destroyed).

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Corydoras pestai Holly, 1940 , treated as valid in Isbrücker (2001b: 232).

Corydoras ellisae Gosline, 1940

Corydoras ellisae Gosline, 1940b: 17 . Type locality: Arroyo Poná , Sapucay, Paraguay. Holotype: FMNH 57361 .

Distribution: Paraguay River basin, Paraguay (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras ephippifer Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras ephippifer Nijssen, 1972: 422 , fig. 5. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amapa, Cachoera Creek at right bank of Río Amapari, 4 kilometers downstream of Casa do 7. Holotype: IRSNM 507 .

Distribution: Amapá State, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877

Corydoras eques Steindachner, 1877a: 140 , pl. 12 (fig. 3). Type locality: Amazonenstrom bei Teffé, Cudajas Brazil [restricted to Cudajas by lectotype designation]. Lectotype: NMW 61111, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 208).

Distribution: Amazon River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras esperanzae Castro, 1987

Corydoras esperanzae Castro, 1987: 34 , fig. 2. Type locality: Caño Orocue at Orocue , Río Meta, Intendencia de Casanare (4º49'N, 71º20'W) [ Colombia]. Holotype: UBJTL MM275 .

Distribution: Meta River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras evelynae Rössel, 1963

Corydoras evelynae Rössel, 1963: 360 , fig. 4. Type locality: Brazilien , oberer Rio Solimoes. Holotype: SMF 6107 .

Distribution: Amazon River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras filamentosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 77 , fig. 6. Type locality: Bassin de la rivière Corantijn, affluent du Sisa Creek , versant nord, environ 700 m en aval du croisement de Amatopo avec Camp Geologie Road, 03º42'N, 57º42'O [ Suriname]. Holotype: USNM 225536 .

Distribution: Corantijn River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras flaveolus Ihering, 1911

Corydoras flaveolus Ihering, 1911: 386 . Type locality: Pequenos riachos affluentes do rio Piracicaba , acima do Salto, Est. S. Paulo [ Brazil]. Lectotype: MZUSP 424 , designated by Britski (1969: 207).

Distribution: Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras fowleri Böhlke, 1950

Corydoras fowleri Böhlke, 1950: 26 . Type locality: Chancho Caño , near Pebas (3º10'S, 71º46'W), Peruvian Amazon, Peru. Holotype: SU 16115 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras garbei Ihering, 1911

Corydoras garbei Ihering, 1911: 382 . Type locality: Rio São Francisco, Est. da Bahia [ Brazil]. Lectotype: MZUSP 711, designated by Britski (1969: 207) for C. garbei Ihering , not C. garbei of Miranda Ribeiro (1937) [see Remarks].

Distribution: São Francisco River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: An account of Corydoras garbei appeared in Miranda Ribeiro, (1937: 54) that has been treated by some as an independent proposal of a new name for this species. Miranda Ribeiro (1953: 394) designated a lectotype for this name and Britski (1969: 207) regarded the name as a homonym and synonym of Corydoras garbei Ihering, 1911 . However, it appears that the account was a repeat of the earlier description of the species and, on that basis, treated by Reis (2003) as a lapsus and not a new name proposal.

Corydoras geoffroy La Cepède, 1803

Corydoras geoffroy La Cepède, 1803: 147 . Type locality: Suriname, district Brokopondo, Suriname River system, Marchall Creek, east of the road Paranam-Afobaka , 1.5 km North of Marchall village, by Neotype designation. Neotype: ZMA 106017 , designated by Isbrücker (2000: 17).

Corydoras octocirrus Nijssen, 1970: 26 , fig. 12. Type locality: Marchall Creek , East of the road Paranam-Afobaka , 1.5 km North of Marchall village, Suriname River system, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 106017 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Isbrücker (1999a, 2000) discussed the taxonomic history of this species.

Corydoras geryi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras bolivianus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 75 , fig. 3. Type locality: Plaine inondée, à quelques kilṐ metres de Trinidad (14º46'S, 65º50'O) Bassin du Rio Mamoré [Beni Prov., Bolivia]. Holotype: MNHN 1983-0528 .

Corydoras geryi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 78 , fig. 7. Type locality: Plaine inondée, à quelques kilomètres de Trinidad (14º46'S, 65º50'O), bassin du Rio Mamoré [Beni Prov., Bolivia]. Holotype: MNHN 1983-0529 .

Distribution: Mamoré River basin, Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Isbrücker (1999b: 58) acted as first reviser in placing Corydoras bolivianus in the synonymy of C. geryi .

Corydoras gomezi Castro, 1986

Corydoras gomezi Castro, 1986b: 34 , fig. 1. Type locality: Lakes of the Isla de Mocagua, Rio Amazonas / Solimões near Leticia, Comisaría del Amazonas (3º54'S, 70º14'W) [ Colombia]. Holotype: UBJTL MM536 .

Distribution: Amazon River basin near the border of Colombia and Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras gossei Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras gossei Nijssen, 1972: 424 , fig. 6. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Rondonia, creek near Guajará Mirim (10º50'S, 65º21'W), Río Mamoré system. Holotype: IRSNB 487 .

Distribution: Mamoré River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras gracilis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976

Corydoras gracilis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976c: 91 , fig. 1 (unnumbered). Type locality: Brazil, Est. Pará, tributary of Rio Tapajós , 66.5 kilometers west of Itaituba , 4º15'S, 55º56'W. Holotype: ZMA 114687 . Type locality corrected in Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 214) to Rio Jauna (= R. Juma) at Trans-Amazonica highway, about 6º09'S, 59º55'W, tributary of Rio Aripuaña, Amazonas, Brazil.

Distribution: Middle and lower Amazon River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940

Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940: 110 . Type locality: in kleinen und kleinsten Wasserläufen der Nähe des Amazonenstromes [apparently in error, see Remarks]. Holotype: Münchner Tierpark A.G. 72/1938 (lost).

Corydoras griseus de weyeri Meinken, 1957: 5, unnumbered figure. Type locality: British-Guiana. Lectotype: ZMH H1186, designated by, and illustrated in, Nijssen & Isbrücker (1967: 35, pl. 3, fig. 2).

Distribution: Amazon River basin, Brazil, and Guyana (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980: 210) indicated that the stated type locality of Corydoras griseus was incorrect and the correct locality was: Guyana, Essequibo, Portaro River, Kuribong trail.

Corydoras guapore Knaack, 1961

Corydoras guapore Knaack, 1961: 135 , fig. 32. Type locality: Brasilien, im Hauptstrom des oberen Rio Guaporé. Holotype: ZMB 21406.

Distribution: Guaporé River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras guianensis Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras guianensis Nijssen, 1970: 21 , fig. 9. Type locality: Creek at right of Nickerie River, 12 kilometers W.S. W of Stondansie Fall [Nickerie, Suriname]. Holotype: ZMA 105933 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers of Suriname and French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras habrosus Weitzman, 1960

Corydoras habrosus Weitzman, 1960a: 141 , fig. 1. Type locality: Río Salinas , a branch of Río Pao Viejo, El Baúl, State of Cojedes, Venezuela [8º59'N, 68º16'W]. Holotype: SU 52351 .

Distribution: Upper Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962

Corydoras haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962: 129 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, Rio Guaporé. Holotype: SMF 5475 .

Distribution: Brazil and Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888b: 166 . Type locality: Villa Bella [= Parintins, 2º38'S, 56º45'W, Amazonas, Brazil]. Lectotype: MCZ 7747 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 213).

Corydoras australe Eigenmann & Ward , in Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward, 1907: 123. Type locality: Corumba [19º00'S, 57º25'W, Rio Paraguay system, Mato Grosso, Brazil]. Holotype: CAS 77305.

Distribution: Amazon and Paraguay River basins (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras heteromorphus Nijssen, 1970: 22 , fig. 10. Type locality: Creek at right bank of Coppename River (3º52'30"N, 56º53'W), Saramacca, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 105880 .

Distribution: Coppename and Nickerie River basins, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras imitator Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras imitator Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 79 , fig. 8. Type locality: haut Rio Negro , localite exact inconnue [ Brazil]. Holotype: MZUSP 27894 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003)

Corydoras incolicana Burgess 1993

Corydoras incolicana Burgess, 1993: 157 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Rio Içana , upper Rio Negro, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 45717 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras isbrueckeri Knaack, 2004

Corydoras isbrueckeri Knaack, 2004: 88 , figs. 30–36. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco, System río Itenez, Nebengewässer des río Paragua (ein namenloser arroyo), 13º34.384'S, 62º03.067'W. Holotype: MTD F 28474.

Distribution: Itenez River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras julii Steindachner, 1906

Corydoras julii Steindachner, 1906: 480 . Type locality: im Parahim, dem Ausflusse der Sess von Parnagua und an der Ausmündung des Baches bei Victoria. Lectotype: NMW 61105, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 195).

Distribution: Lower Amazon River and coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras kanei Grant, 1997

Corydoras kanei Grant, 1997: 41 , fig. 1. Type locality: Aquarium specimens said to be from Brazil, Roraima State near Boa Vista, possibly from the Rio Branco. Holotype: MZUSP 52489 .

Distribution: Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras lacerdai Hieronimus, 1995

Corydoras lacerdai Hieronimus, 1995: 110 , fig. 5. Type locality: Brasilien, Rio Ribeira da Terra Firme , zwischen den Städten Canavieiras und Ilheus, im Südesten des Bundesstaates Brasilien. Holotype: MZUSP 47682 .

Distribution: Ribeira da Terra Firme River, Bahia State, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras lamberti Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Corydoras lamberti Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986a: 71 , fig. 16. Type locality: Loreto, cours inférieur du Rio Huytoyacu , près du village Nuevo Progresso, affluent de la rive droite du Rio Pastaza, 40 kilometers environ au N. du Lago Rimachi (4º13'S, 76º38'W), Peru. Holotype: ZMA 119335 .

Distribution: Pastaza River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras latus Pearson, 1924

Corydoras latus Pearson, 1924: 19 , pl. 3 (fig. 1). Type locality: Lagoons , Lake Rogoagua [ Bolivia]. Holotype: CAS 36452.

Distribution: Beni River basin, Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras leopardus Myers, 1933

Corydoras leopardus Myers, 1933: 188 . Type locality: Brazil [considered by Reis (2003) as likely to have come from a Brazilian coastal river south of the Amazon]. Lectotype: USNM 93305 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 197).

Corydoras funnelli Fraser-Brunner, 1947: 241 , fig. 1. Type locality: Amazon? (imported aquarium specimen). Holotype: USNM 102222.

Distribution: Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras leucomelas Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

Corydoras leucomelas Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 178 , pl. 12 (fig. 4). Type locality: Yarinacocha [ Peru]. Holotype: CAS 36561.

Corydoras caquetae Fowler, 1943a: 248 , figs. 26–27. Type locality: Florencia , Rio Orteguasa, Colombia. Holotype: ANSP 70509 .

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras loretoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Corydoras loretoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986a: 68 , fig. 4. Type locality: Loreto, Prov. Maynas, Río Nanay , plage sableuge, rive droite, environ 15 minutes en amont de Santa Clara, Peru. Holotype: NRM 26079.

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras loxozonus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras loxozonus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 b: 67 , fig. 12. Type locality: Meta, Lomalinda near Río Ariari , tributary to Río Guaviare, S.E. of Villavicencio [ Colombia]. Holotype: ANSP 150170 .

Distribution: Meta River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras maculifer Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971

Corydoras maculifer Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971: 183 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Mato Grosso, Sangadina stream, 2 kilometers W of Chavantina (14º45'S, 52º20'W), tributary of the Rio das Mortes. Holotype: BMNH 1970.10 .30.3.

Distribution: Upper Araguaia River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras mamore Knaack, 2002

Corydoras mamoré Knaack, 2002d: 16 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: [ Bolivia]. Holotype: MTD F 26741.

Distribution: Bolivia (Knaack, 2002d).

Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912

Corydoras melanistius Regan, 1912a: 216 . Type locality: Essequibo [ Guyana]. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1 .21.86, designated by, and illustrated in, Nijssen & Isbrücker (1967: 32, pl. 2, fig. 1).

Corydoras wotroi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 44 , pl. 5 (fig. 3). Type locality: Outlet of Kleine Saramacca along and between sand bank [ Suriname]. Holotype: RMNH 25331 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers of the Guianas (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras melanotaenia Regan, 1912

Corydoras melanotaenia Regan, 1912a: 217 . Type locality: Honda [Río Meta system, Colombia]. Lectotype: BMNH 1909.7 .23.41, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 207).

Distribution: Meta River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras melini Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1930

Corydoras melini Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1930: 1 , fig. 1. Type locality: Jauareté an dem Ausfluss des Rio Papuri in den Rio Uaupés [ Brazil]. Lectotype: NRM 11091, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 209).

Distribution: Upper Negro and Meta River basins (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914

Corydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914b: 230 . Type locality: Barrigona , Rio Meta, Colombia. Holotype: CAS 36447; holotype illustrated in Eigenmann (1916: pl. 14; 1922b: 227, pl. 8, fig. 5).

Distribution: Meta River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003)

Corydoras micracanthus Regan, 1912

Corydoras micracanthus Regan, 1912a: 211 . Type locality: Salta, Argentina. Lectotype: BMNH 1897.1 .27.8, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 206).

Distribution: Western tributaries of Paraná River in Salta Province, Argentina (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner, 1907

Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner, 1907d: 291 . Type locality: Nebenarme des Rio Preto bei Sa. Rita im Staate Bahia [ Brazil]. Lectotype: NMW 46783, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 196).

Distribution: Preto River basin in Bahia State, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras multiradiatus (Orcés, 1960)

Chaenothorax multiradiatus Orcés, 1960: 3 , fig. 1. Type locality: afluente occidental del río Lagartococha , cerca del poblado de Garza-Cocha, sistema del alto Napo. Holotype: USNM 200739 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin, Ecuador and Peru (Reis, 2003), as Brochis multiradiatus .

Corydoras nanus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967

Corydoras nanus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 41 , pl. 5 (fig. 1). Type locality: Little tributaries of Gran-Rio between Ligolio and Awaradam Falls [Brokopondo, Suriname]. Holotype: RMNH 25333 .

Distribution: Suriname and Maroni River basins in Suriname and Iracoubo River basin in French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras napoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Corydoras napoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986a: 73 , fig. 25. Type locality: Napo, Lagartococha, affluent septentrional du Rio Aguarico , entre l’embouchure de la rivière (0º39'S, 75º16'W) et le village de Garzacocha (0º28'S, 75º21'W), bassin du Rio Napo [ Ecuador]. Holotype: ZMA 119226 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin, eastern Ecuador and Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras narcissus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980

Corydoras narcissus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980d: 497 , fig. 2. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amazonas, Rio Purus system, creek into Rio Ipixuna, 7º31'S, 63º16'W, 30 km west of Humaitá. Holotype: ZMA 115178 .

Distribution: Purus River basin, middle Amazon River system, Brazil, (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras nattereri Steindachner, 1877

Corydoras Nattereri Steindachner, 1877a: 143 , pl. 11 (fig. 1). Type locality: Affluent of Rio Parahyba, 3 mi. up, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by neotype designation. Neotype: MCZ 8229 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980a: 3).

Corydoras juquiaae Ihering, 1907: 36 . Type locality: Juquiá River , Poço Grande, State of São Paulo [ Brazil]. Lectotype: CAS 16016, designated by Ellis (1913: 403), subsequent designation by Britski (1969: 207) of MZUSP 1984 for Corydoras juquiae is invalid.

Corydoras nattereri triseriatus Ihering, 1911: 386 . Type locality: Rio Doce , Est. Espírito Santo [ Brazil]. Lectotype: MZUSP 342 , designated by Britski (1969: 207).

Distribution: Coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil from Espirito Santo to Paraná, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras negro Knaack, 2004

Corydoras negro Knaack, 2004: 81 , figs. 22–29. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia Nuflo de Chavez, Raum Urubicha , System río Blanco , río Negro (Hauptfluss), Restgewässer , 15º31.502'S, 62º56.208'W. Holotype: MTD F 28472.

Distribution: Blanco River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras nijsseni Sands, 1989

Corydoras elegans nijsseni Sands, 1989: 45 . Type locality: Tributary of the Rio Negro, Brazil. Holotype: reportedly deposited at RMNH; but reported as four syntypes in the on-line Catalog of Fishes, as RMNH 31625 and 31626.

Distribution: Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras noelkempffi Knaack, 2004

Corydoras noelkempffi Knaack, 2004: 94 , figs. 37–41. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco, System río Itenez, río San Martin , 15º23.265'S, 61º29.758'W. Holotype: MTD F 28576.

Distribution: Itenez River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras oiapoquensis Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras oiapoquensis Nijssen, 1972: 425 , fig. 7. Type locality: French Guiana, Cumuri Creek at left bank of Rio Oiapoque (= Oyapock River ), upstream of first rapids of Grande Roche, southwest of village Oiapoque ( Brazil, 03º54'N, 51º46'W). Holotype: IRSNB 489 .

Distribution: Oyapock River basin, Brazil and French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras ornatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976

Corydoras ornatus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976b: 126 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Pará, Rio Tapajós , 80 km E of Jacareacanga, 06º09'S, 58º15'W. Holotype: ZMA 114690 .

Distribution: Lower Tapajós River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras orphnopterus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras orphnopterus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970: 125 , fig. 3. Type locality: Ecuador, Lower Río Bobonaza between Montalvo (2º06'S, 76º59'W) and Chicherota , Rio Pastaza system, Est. Pastaza. Holotype: USNM 204361 .

Distribution: Pastaza River basin, Ecuador (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras osteocarus Böhlke, 1951

Corydoras osteocarus Böhlke, 1951a: 824 . Type locality: San Fernando de Atabapo , where Rio Atabapo empties into the Orinoco, Venezuela (at approximately 04º03' North Latitude, 67º45' West Longitude). Holotype: SU 16333 .

Distribution: Orinoco River basin and coastal rivers of Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras ourastigma Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras ourastigma Nijssen, 1972: 428 , fig. 8. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Acre, Rio Iquiri (= Rio Ituxi) at road Rio Branco village —Abuna , 47 kilometers from Rio Branco village (about 10º00'S, 67º30'W), Purus River system. Holotype: IRSNB 498 .

Distribution: Purus River basin, middle Amazon system, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras oxyrhynchus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967

Corydoras oxyrhynchus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 42 , pl. 4 (fig. 3). Type locality: Gojo Creek above Posoegroenoe , tributary of Saramacca River. Holotype: RMNH 25329 .

Distribution: Saramacca River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras paleatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Callichthys paleatus Jenyns, 1842 (in Jenyns, 1840–42): 113. Type locality: South America. Lectotype: BMNH 1917.7.14.18, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 204).

Corydoras maculatus Steindachner, 1879a: 32 . Type locality: La Plata [ Argentina]. No types known.

Corydoras marmoratus Steindachner, 1879e: 26 , pl. 5 (fig. 1). Type locality: Montevideo [ Uruguay] und ... La Plata innerhalb der Provinz Buenos-Ayres [ Argentina]. Lectotype: NMW 5538 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 204).

Corydoras microcephalus Regan, 1912a: 211 . Type locality: La Plata. Lectotype: BMNH 1890.3 .12.4, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 204).

Silurus quadricostatus Larrañaga, 1923: 376 . Type locality: Uruguay. No types known.

Silurus 7-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923: 385. Type locality: Uruguay. No types known .

Distribution: Lower Paraná River basin and coastal rivers in Uruguay and Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: The name Corydoras punctatus argentina first appeared in Steindachner (1879a: 26) as a name only and in synonymy of Corydoras marmoratus ; as such it is unavailable from that publication and the name has apparently not been made available subsequently. Isbrücker (2001b) treated Corydoras maculatus , C. marmoratus and C. microcephalus as doubtfully valid species, but with no additional information.

Corydoras panda Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971

Corydoras panda Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971: 186 , fig. 2. Type locality: Peru, Est. Huanuco, Aquas Amarillas, tributary of Río Pachitea , Ucayali river system. Holotype: BMNH 1969.7 .15.8.

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras pantanalensis Knaack, 2001

Corydoras pantanalensis Knaack, 2001: 59 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Bolivien, Prov. Santa Cruz, Restgewässer im nördlichen Pantanal, Überschwemmungsgebiet im Raum San Lorenzo , Flusssystem Rio Cussis und Rio Las Petas. Koordinaten des Fundortes : 16º06' 525"S, 59º55'620"W [sic]. Holotype: MTD F24774.

Distribution: Cussis and Las Petas River basins, Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras paragua Knaack, 2004

Corydoras paragua Knaack, 2004: 65 , figs. 6–12. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco, río Itenez system, río Paragua ,, Río Paragua , nordwestliches Ufer im Mündungsgebiet. ... 13º31.842'S, 61º90.015'W. Holotype: MTD F 28468.

Distribution: Itenez River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras parallelus Burgess 1993

Corydoras parallelus Burgess, 1993: 154 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Rio Içana , upper Rio Negro, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 45716 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras pastazensis Weitzman, 1963

Corydoras pastazensis Weitzman, 1963: 59 , fig. 1. Type locality: Chicherata , near the mouth of the Río Bobonaza , a tributary of the Río Pastaza, itself a tributary of the Río Maranon, Pastaza Province, Ecuador, about 02º33'S latitude and 76º40'W longitude. Holotype: USNM 177216 .

Corydoras pastazensis orcesi Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970: 120 , fig. 1. Type locality: Ecuador, Río Conambo near village of Conambo (1º55'S, 76º51'W), Río Tigre system, Est. Pastaza. Holotype: USNM 204358 .

Distribution: Pastaza River basin, Ecuador (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras paucerna Knaack, 2004

Corydoras paucerna Knaack, 2004: 57 , figs. 1–5. Type locality: Bolivien, Departamento Santa Cruz, Provincia J.M. Velasco, río Itenez system, río Paragua , Nebengewässer (Oberlauf) eines namenlossen arroyos (Restgewässer): 13º34.384'S, 62º03.067'W. Holotype: MTD F 28466.

Distribution: Itenez River basin, Bolivia (Knaack, 2004).

Corydoras pinheiroi Dinkelmeyer, 1995

Corydoras pinheiroi Dinkelmeyer, 1995: 60 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Brasilien, Est. Rondonia, in einem Nebenfluss des Rio Ribeiro bei der Ortschaft Guajará-Mirim. Holotype: MZUSP 48099 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin in Rondônia State, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras polystictus Regan, 1912

Corydoras polystictus Regan, 1912a: 216 . Type locality: Descalvados , Matto Grosso [ Brazil]. Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5 .17.62, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 197).

Corydoras virescens Miranda Ribeiro, 1912: 16. Type locality: Rio Paraguay, perto de Cáceres [ Brazil]. Holotype: MNRJ 3806 .

Distribution: Paraguay River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Publication of the name Corydoras polystictus apparently predates that of C. virescens ; see Eschmeyer (1998) for reported publication dates of relevant descriptions.

Corydoras potaroensis Myers, 1927

Corydoras potaroensis Myers, 1927: 126 . Type locality: Br. Guiana: Creek below Potaro Landing. Lectotype: CAS 24754, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 208).

Distribution: Potaro River basin, Guyana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras pulcher Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973

Corydoras pulcher Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973: 2 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amazonas, Rio Purus , north of Lábrea (7º20'S, 64º46'W), Rio Amazonas system. Holotype: SMF 9231 .

Distribution: Purus River basin, middle Amazon system, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras punctatus (Bloch, 1794)

Cataphractus punctatus Bloch, 1794: 90 , pl. 377 (fig. 2). Type locality: Flüssen Surinams. Lectotype: ZMB 3149 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1975: 63). Earlier neotype designation by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1967: 28) ( RMNH 25301 ) invalidated by rediscovery of syntype series. Placed on Official list (ICZN Opinion 1169).

Distribution: Suriname River basin in Suriname and Iracoubo River basin in French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Isbrücker (1999, 2000) discussed the taxonomic history of this species.

Corydoras pygmaeus Knaack, 1966

Corydoras pygmaeus Knaack, 1966a: 168 , first unnumbered figure. Type locality: einem Nebenfluss des Rio Madeira ( Brasilien). Holotype: ZMB 21620. Also described as new in Knaack (1966b: 364).

Distribution: Madeira River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras rabauti La Monte, 1941

Corydoras rabauti La Monte, 1941: 5 . Type locality: A tributary of the Amazon River [ Brazil]. Holotype: AMNH 15644 .

Corydoras myersi Miranda Ribeiro , 1942: 427, fig. 1. Type locality: Rio Javari, Município de Banjamin Constant, Estado do Amazonas, Brasil. Holotype: MNRJ 3626 .

Distribution: Upper Amazon, Solimões, and Negro River basins (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras reticulatus Fraser-Brunner, 1938

Corydoras reticulatus Fraser-Brunner, 1938: 208 , fig. 2 (unnumbered). Type locality: Monte Alegre River , Amazon [ Brazil] (2º00'S, 54º04'W), by neotype designation. Neotype: BMNH 1926.10 .27.333.

Distribution: Lower Amazon River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Original two syntypes are considered to be lost and Fraser-Brunner (1947: 245) redescribed species with a “ holotype ” which Weitzman (1960b) designated as neotype (see Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980: 197; Reis, 2003).

† Corydoras revelatus Cockerell, 1925

† Corydoras revelatus Cockerell, 1925: 398 . Type locality: Sunchal , Province of Jujuy, Argentina; Tertiary. Holotype: At University of Colorado.

Distribution: Maiz Gordo Formation, Sunchal, Jujuy Province, and Salta, Argentina; late Paleocene (Reis, 1998b: 357).

Remarks: Redescribed in Bardack (1961).

Corydoras reynoldsi Myers & Weitzman, 1960

Corydoras reynoldsi Myers & Weitzman, 1960: 105 , fig. 2. Type locality: Tributary to the Río Orteguaza, opposite the town and air base known as Tres Esquinas, Caquetà Province, Colombia. Holotype: SU 52349 .

Distribution: Upper Caquetá River basin, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: The caption for figure 2 lists SU 50702 as the holotype of Corydoras reynoldsi . Apparently the holotype was removed from this lot and assigned a new number, and the inclusion of the original catalog number in the figure caption is a lapsus calami.

Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983

Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983: 42 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Rio Aiuana , a southern tributary of the middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 27175 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras robustus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980

Corydoras robustus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980d: 499 , fig. 3. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Amazonas, Rio Purus system, creek into Rio Ipixuna, 07º31'S, 63º16'W, 30 km west of Humaitá. Holotype: ZMA 115179 .

Distribution: Purus River basin, middle Amazon system, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sanchesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967

Corydoras sanchesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 43 , pl. 5 (fig. 2). Type locality: Gojo Creek above Posoegroenoe, tributary of Saramacca River [ Suriname]. Holotype: RMNH 25319 .

Distribution: Saramacca River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras saramaccensis Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras saramaccensis Nijssen, 1970: 38 , fig. 21. Type locality: Creek at right bank of Kleine Saramacca River, 11 km E.S.E. from junction with Saramacca River, Brokopondo, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 106018 .

Distribution: Saramacca River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sarareensis Dinkelmeyer, 1995

Corydoras saraareensis Dinkelmeyer, 1995: 61 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Brasilien, Est. Mato Grosso, Rio Sararé, rechter Nebenfluss des Rio Guaporé. Holotype: MZUSP 48100 .

Distribution: Guaporé River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963

Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963: 359 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, Mündungsgebiet des Rio Purus. Holotype: SMF 6425 .

Distribution: Purus River basin, middle Amazon system, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras semiaquilus Weitzman, 1964

Corydoras semiaquilus Weitzman, 1964: 121 , fig. 5. Type locality: Igarapé Preto , a small jungle rivulet at the headwaters of the black water creeks, which empty in the upper Solimões, State of Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: SU 55939 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras septentrionalis Gosline, 1940

Corydoras septentrionalis Gosline, 1940b: 16 . Type locality: Río Piña , north of Maturín, Venezuela. Holotype: SU 35055 .

Corydoras cortesi Castro, 1987: 31 , fig. 1. Type locality: Río Arauca near to Arauca, Intendencia de Arauca (7º03'N, 70º46'W) [ Colombia]. Holotype: UBJTL MM671 .

Distribution: Orinoco River basin (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras serratus Sands, 1995

Corydoras serratus Sands, 1995: 14 , fig. 7. Type locality: Rio Poranga , 8 kilometers north of the Nobua oba, where the two streams join a small tributary of the upper Negro river, Brazil. Holotype: LIVCM 1994.4 .38.

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras seussi Dinkelmeyer, 1996

Corydoras seussi Dinkelmeyer, 1996: 25 . Type locality: Brasilien, Est. Rondonia, kleiner Nebenfluss des Rio Pacaás Novos, eines rechtsseitigen Zuflusses des Rio Mamoré nahe bei Guajara-Mirim. Holotype: MZUSP 49322 .

Distribution: Mamoré River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras similis Hieronimus, 1991

Corydoras similis Hieronimus, 1991: 39 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, in der Nähe der Stadt Ariqumes in einem Zufluss zum Rio Madeira , Bundesstaat Rondonia. Holotype: ZFMK 16400 .

Distribution: Madeira River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras simulatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras simulatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970: 126 , fig. 4. Type locality: Colombia, Río Ocoá near Puerto López (04º06'N, 72º57'W), Río Meta system, Est. Meta. Holotype: USNM 197615 .

Distribution: Upper Meta River, Colombia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sipaliwini Hoedeman, 1965

Corydoras punctatus sipaliwini Hoedeman, 1965: 87 , fig. 46. Type locality: Sipalawini River [ Suriname]. Lectotype: ZMA 104.278 , designated by Isbrücker (2000).

Distribution: Coastal river basins of Guyana and Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sodalis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986

Corydoras sodalis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986a: 68 , fig. 6. Type locality: Loreto, Rio Yavari , Cano de Guavariba dans le Lago Matamata (04º12'S, 70º17'W), Peru. Holotype: NRM 13713.

Distribution: Amazon River of Brazil and Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras solox Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983

Corydoras solox Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 c: 80 , fig. 9. Type locality: bassin du Rio Oiapoque , 60 km S du village Martinique (03º51'N, 51º53'O), Terr. Amapa, Brazil. Holotype: MNHN 1983-0531 .

Distribution: Oyapock River basin and smaller coastal drainages in French Guiana (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras spectabilis Knaack, 1999

Corydoras spectabilis Knaack, 1999c: 74 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Brasilien, Mato Grosso, Oberlauf Rio Guaporé im Raum Vila Bela. Holotype: ZMB 33150.

Distribution: Guaporé River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Remarks: Apparently also published as new in Knaack (1999e).

Corydoras spilurus Norman, 1926

Corydoras spilurus Norman, 1926b: 95 . Type locality: Iponcin Creek , into Approuague River, French Guiana. Lectotype: BMNH 1926.3 .2.738, designated by, and illustrated in, Nijssen & Isbrücker (1967: 33, pl. 2, fig. 2).

Distribution: Approuague River basin, French Guiana, and Suriname River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras splendens (Castelnau, 1855)

Callichthys splendens Castelnau, 1855: 39 , pl. 18 (fig. 3). Type locality: Rio Tocantins [ Brazil]. Holotype: MNHN 0000-4291.

Callichthys taiosh Castelnau, 1855: 39 , pl. 19 (fig. 1). Type locality: Chiquitos [ Bolivia]. Holotype: possibly MNHN 0000-4290. Castelnau indicated that he saw only a drawing of this species, but the specimen listed here was taken by a Mr. Weddell, from the correct locality and appears to be the specimen upon which the illustration was prepared.

Brochis coeruleus Cope, 1872a: 277 , pl. 9 (fig. 3). Type locality: Tributaries of the Ambyiacu. Lectotype: ANSP 8231, designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1970: 157–158).

Brochis dipterus Cope, 1872a: 278 . Type locality: Ambyiacu River. Holotype: ANSP 117172 .

Corydoras semiscutatus Cope, 1872a: 280 , pl. 6 (fig. 1). Type locality: Ambyiacu River. Holotype: ANSP 8289 .

Chaenothorax bicarinatus Cope, 1878: 679 . Type locality: Peruvian Amazon. Holotype: ANSP 21447 .

Chaenothorax eigenmanni Ellis, 1913: 393 , pl. 26 (fig. 2). Type locality: Cáceres [Mato Grosso, Brazil]. Holotype: FMNH 54880 .

Distribution: Amazon River basin, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, as Brochis splendens (Reis, 2003) .

Remarks: Callichthys splendens was apparently first given precedence over C. taiosh in Nijssen and Isbrücker (1970: 157).

Corydoras steindachneri Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973

Corydoras steindachneri Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973: 4 , fig. 3. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Paraná, Paranaguá (25º32'S, 48º36'W). Holotype: NMW 1504 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers in Paraná State, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras stenocephalus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

Corydoras stenocephalus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 177 , pl. 12 (fig. 2). Type locality: Yarinococha [ Peru]. Holotype: CAS 36386.

Distribution: Eastern Ecuador and Ucayali River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sterbai Knaack, 1962

Corydoras sterbai Knaack, 1962: 131 , pl. 12 (fig. 2). Type locality: Brasilien. Holotype: SMF 5476.

Distribution: Central Brazil and Bolivia (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras surinamensis Nijssen, 1970

Corydoras schwartzi surinamensis Nijssen, 1970: 39 , fig. 22. Type locality: Creek at right bank of Coppename River (03º52'30"N, 56º53'00"W), Saramacca, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 105876 .

Distribution: Coppename River basin, Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras sychri Weitzman, 1960

Corydoras sychri Weitzman, 1960a: 151 , fig. 7. Type locality: Tropical South America. Holotype: SU 51295.

Distribution: Nanay River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras treitlii Steindachner, 1906

Corydoras treitlii Steindachner, 1906: 478 . Type locality: Mündungstelle eines kleinen Baches gefangen, der bei dem Städtchen Victoria in der Parnahyba fällt [ Brazil]. Lectotype: NMW 61103, designated by Weitzman (1964: 116).

Distribution: Coastal drainages in northeastern Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872

Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872a: 281 , pl. 6 (fig. 2). Type locality: Ambyiacu River [ Peru]. Lectotype: ANSP 8294 , designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker (1980b: 194).

Corydoras episcopi Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 177 , pl. 12 (fig. 3). Type locality: Rio Morona. Holotype: CAS 36448.

Corydoras dubius Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1967: 38 , pl. 4 (fig. 2). Type locality: Suriname, surroundings of Paramaribo. Holotype: ZMA 104623 .

Distribution: Middle and upper Amazon River basin and coastal drainages of Suriname (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras tukano Britto & Lima, 2003

Corydoras tukano Britto & Lima, 2003: 84, figs. 1, 2. Type locality: Brazil, estado do Amazonas, rio Tiquie , comunidade de Caruru, beaches in pool below the fall, 0º16'28.9"N, 69º54'53.6"W ( UTM 19 N0398191/0030366). Holotype: MZUSP 82100 .

Distribution: Tiquié River basin, Negro River drainage, Brazil (Britto & Lima, 2003).

Corydoras undulatus Regan, 1912

Corydoras undulatus Regan, 1912a: 217 . Type locality: La Plata. Holotype: BMNH 1912.7 .10.5.

Distribution: Lower Paraná River basin and coastal rivers in southern Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993

Corydoras virginiae Burgess, 1993: 152 , unnumbered figure. Type locality: Rio Ucayali, Peru. Holotype: MZUSP 45715 .

Distribution: Ucayali River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras vittatus Nijssen, 1971

Corydoras blochi vittatus Nijssen, 1971: 97 , fig. 7. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Maranhão, tributary of Rio Itapicurú at Caxias (4º53'S, 43º20'W). Holotype: ZMA 109990 .

Distribution: Itapicurú River basin in northeastern Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras weitzmani Nijssen, 1971

Corydoras weitzmani Nijssen, 1971: 91 , fig. 1. Type locality: Peru, Est. Cuzco, at Cuzco (13º32'S, 71º57'W), Vilcanota river system. Holotype: FMNH 69934 .

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin, Peru (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras xinguensis Nijssen, 1972

Corydoras xinguensis Nijssen, 1972: 429 , fig. 9. Type locality: Brazil, Est. Mato Grosso, Suia Missú Creek, tributary of upper Río Xingu near Posto Diauarum (about 11º15'S, 53º00'W). Holotype: IRSNB 500 .

Distribution: Upper Xingu River basin, Brazil (Reis, 2003).

Corydoras zygatus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

Corydoras zygatus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 175 , pl. 12 (fig. 1). Type locality: Creek , Yurimaguas [ Peru]. Holotype: CAS 24756.

Distribution: Western Amazon River basin (Reis, 2003).