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Genera in the family or subfamily Corydoradinae: [ 11 ] records


Aspidoras Ihering [R. von] 1907:30, 31 Masc. Aspidoras rochai Ihering 1907. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Aspidoras Ihering 1907 -- (Gosline 1940:9 [ref. 6489], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1976 [ref. 7077], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980 [ref. 6921], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], Britto 1998:359 [ref. 23327], de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Britto 2000:1048 [ref. 25022], Lima & Britto 2001:1010 [ref. 25818], Isbrücker 2001:215 [ref. 26805], Britto & Castro 2002:1012 [ref. 26509], Britto et al. 2002:733 [ref. 26546], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:291 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27953], Britto et al. 2005:473 [ref. 28459], Ferraris 2007:108 [ref. 29155], Secutti et al. 2011:689 [ref. 31723], Leão et al. 2015:577 [ref. 33891], Tencatt & Bichuette 2017:1 [ref. 35168], Oliveira et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35227], Tencatt et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37733], Tencatt et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39729], Dias et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Aspidoras Ihering 1907. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Brochis Cope [E. D.] 1871:112 Fem. Brochis coeruleus Cope 1872. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first without species, more fully described in Cope 1872:277-278 [ref. 921] where two species were added; type designated by Cope (in describing second species he refers to first as the type species). •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepéde 1803 -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Brochis Cope 1871 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1970 [ref. 22239], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1983 [ref. 5387], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Britski et al. 1999:126 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 2001:217 [ref. 26805], Britto & Castro 2002:1012 [ref. 26509], Britto et al. 2002:733 [ref. 26546], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27953], Dias et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Brochis Cope 1871. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Chaenothorax Cope [E. D.] 1878:679 Masc. Chaenothorax bicarinatus Cope 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. Cope used n. gen. n. sp. for one species, but the second species was not new; therefore not an indication and not type by original designation (contra Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Brochis Cope 1871 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1970:157 [ref. 22239], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1983:179 [ref. 5387], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:217 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Dias et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Synonym of Brochis Cope 1871. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Cordorinus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:89 Masc. Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède 1803. Type by being a replacement name. As "Cordorinus R. [Rafinesque] Corydoras Lac. [Lacepède]." An available replacement name (unneeded) for and objective synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Dias et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Corydoras Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:147 Masc. Corydoras geoffroy Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. Cataphractus punctatus Bloch 1794 sometimes cited as type but not cited by Lacepède in this subgenus (see Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6810]); Lacepède's description apparently independent of Bloch. •Valid as Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Gosline 1940 [ref. 6489], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1979 [ref. 19254], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980 [ref. 6910], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1986 [ref. 6010], Castro 1987 [ref. 16225], Burgess 1989:365 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:147 [ref. 14217], de Pinna 1998:300 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Britski et al. 1999:125 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 1999:38 [ref. 26260], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Britto & Castro 2002:1012 [ref. 26509], Britto et al. 2002:733 [ref. 26546], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Axenot & Kullander 2003:249 [ref. 27393], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:160 [ref. 27953], Knaack 2004:55 [ref. 27989], Knaack 2007:35 [ref. 29221], Britto et al. 2007:293 [ref. 29283], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155], Britto et al. 2009:684 [ref. 30609], Britski & Mendonça 2010:91 [ref. 30773], Calviño & Alonso 2010:199 [ref. 30829], Tencatt et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33230], Tencatt et al. 2014:89 [ref. 33232], Tencatt & Britto 2016:[1] [ref. 34336], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:[1] [ref. 34353], Tencatt & Evers 2016:[1] [ref. 34387], Tencatt et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 34388], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:430 [ref. 34627], Ottoni et al. 2016:131 [ref. 34756], Ohara et al. 2016:539 [ref. 34772], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Lima & Sazima 2017:19 [ref. 35111], Espíndola et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35899], Bono et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36480], Tencatt et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36697], Lima & Britto 2020:518 [ref. 37324], Bentley et al. 2021:184 [ref. 38185], Tencatt et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38289], Tencatt et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39741], Tencatt et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40180], Tencatt et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40562], Tencatt et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40850], Dias et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41219], Tencatt et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41298]). Current status: Valid as Corydoras Lacepède 1803. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Gastrodermus Cope [E. D.] 1878:681 Masc. Corydoras elegans Steindachner 1876. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Gosline 1940:10 [ref. 6489]. Genus for type species misspelled Corydorus. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Gastrodermus Cope 1878 -- (Dias et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Gastrodermus Cope 1878. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Hoplisoma Swainson [W.] 1838:336 Neut. Cataphractus punctatus Bloch 1794. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Swainson 1839:188, 189, 304 [ref. 4303]. Hoplosoma Agassiz 1846:185, 186 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Hoplisoma Swainson 1838 -- (Dias et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41219], Tencatt et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42064], Tencatt et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42519]). Current status: Valid as Hoplisoma Swainson 1838. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Microcorydoras (subgenus of Corydoras) Myers [G. S.] 1953:270 Masc. Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:112 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Gastrodermus Cope 1878 -- (Dias et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Synonym of Gastrodermus Cope 1878. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Osteogaster Cope [E. D.] 1894:102 Fem. Corydoras eques Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation. Misspelled Osteogater by Jordan 1920:464 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061], Britto 2003:148 [ref. 27338], Ferraris 2007:112 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Osteogaster Cope 1894 -- (Dias et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41219], Tencatt et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42245]). Current status: Valid as Osteogaster Cope 1894. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Scleromystax (subgenus of Callichthys) Günther [A.] 1864:225, 229 Masc. Callichthys barbatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by monotypy. Described as a subgenus in key (p. 225) with species on p. 229. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Scleromystax Günther 1864 -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Britto & Reis 2005:481 [ref. 28458], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 20155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Britto et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 34806], Dias et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax Günther 1864. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.

Urkumayu Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Aguilera [G.], Montes [M. M.], Serra Alanís [W. S.], Calviño [P.], Vera-Alcaraz [H. S.], Cardoso [Y.], Koerber [S.] & Mirande [J. M.] 2024:3 Masc. Corydoras gladysae Calviño & Alonso 2010. Type by original designation. Temporarily regarded as a synonym, due to the various not researched species of Hoplisoma. •Synonym of Hoplisoma Swainson 1838 -- (Tencatt et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42519]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplisoma Swainson 1838. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.


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