Corydoras coriatae

Corydoras coriatae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Corydoras
Species:	C. coriatae
Binomial name
Corydoras coriatae W. E. Burgess, 1997 [2]

Corydoras coriatae the hermit cory, ^[3] 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 restricted to Peru. ^[2]

Distribution

It is endemic to the Ucayali River basin in Peru. ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Nery Coriat, a supplier of aquarium fishes from Peru who has worked in the Peruvian fish business for the past 25 years and has contributed a great deal to the business. ^[4]

References

1. Hidalgo del Aguila, M. (2016). "Corydoras coriatae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T49830052A53817803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830052A53817803.en . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Corydoras". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras coriatae". FishBase . April 2025 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf (5 December 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 7 December 2025.

• Reis, R.E., 2003. Callichthyidae (Armored catfishes). p. 291-309. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.