Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. This specific epithet refers to the specimen's short(brevis=short) snout(rostrum=muzzle or snout).
Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. Differs from Corydoras melanistius by having patterning in the caudal fin. Was elevated out of subspecies status (then known as Corydoras melanistius brevirostris) in 2001.
South America: Orinoco River basin and coastal drainages in Suriname. Orinoco(click on these areas to find other species found there) Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers(click on these areas to find other species found there)
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