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| Corydoras cortesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. cortesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras cortesi D. M. Castro, 1987 | |
Corydoras cortesi is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae which lives in Colombia. [1]
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