first species with this color combination, and one that is
well known to aquarists, is
Corydoras pulcher
from the
system of the Rio Purus in Brazil. Although the additional
species of the
C. pulcher
typediscussed here are very similar in
coloration, that doesn’tmean that they are also closely related
tooneanother.
Beware,poison!
Thestrikingcolorationof thesemailedcatfishescanperhapsbe
interpreted as warning coloration. But these mailed catfishes
are no more likely than other mailed catfishes to harm other
fishes. It is in large part their proverbial peaceful nature that
makes themailedcatfishes sopopular asaquarium fishes.Their
very solid bony armor and the hooked, pointed spines of the
pectoral and dorsal fins protect these little catfishes very
effectively from potential predators, but nevertheless at least
T
Theseason for someof the loveliestmailedcatfishes
has begun. They include a group of attractively
black-striped
Corydoras
that possess a cream-
coloreddorsal-fin spine.
Corydoraspulcher
&Co.
byvonRomanNeunkirchen
AqualogNEWS100
3
Corydoras
cf.
pulcher
, striped specimen.
Fish
Corydoras
cf.
pulcher
, specimenwithdots. all photos:F.Schäfer
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