Pink corydoras

Pink corydoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Hoplisoma
Species:
H. axelrodi
Binomial name
Hoplisoma axelrodi
(Rössel, 1962)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Corydoras axelrodi Rössel, 1962

The pink corydoras (Hoplisoma axelrodi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes.[2] This species is found in the Meta River basin in Colombia. A maximum body length of 4.2 cm has been reported.[3] It was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), who helped collect type series and sent it to the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Villa-Navarro, F.; DoNascimiento, CD, Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E. (2021). "Corydoras axelrodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T64791152A64890475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T64791152A64890475.en. Retrieved 9 December 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hoplisoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras axelrodi". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf (5 December 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 8 December 2025.