Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Corydoras areio, the hump cory, 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 found in South America where it occurs in upper basin of the Paraguay River in the Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states of Brazil. This species reaches a standard length of 5 cm (2.0 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Corydoras areio; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:24:31.743679+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Corydoras areio Knaack, 2000
- Name authority
- Knaack, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Corydoras
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyCallichthyidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCorydoradinae Hoedeman, 1952
- genusCorydoras Lacepède, 1803
- speciesCorydoras areio Knaack, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Corydoras. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Corydoras vittatus Nijssen, 1971 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras hastatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras acutus Cope, 1872 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras araguaiaensis Sands, 1990 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras amphibelus Cope, 1872 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras solox Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras cochui Myers & Weitzman, 1954 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras bilineatus Knaack, 2002 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras ambiacus Cope, 1872 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras albolineatus Knaack, 2004 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras steindachneri Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1973 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Corydoras loretoensis Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1986 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Knaack, J. (2000). Ein neuer Panzerwels aus Bolivien: Eine weitere neue Art der Gattung Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 aus dem Mato Grosso (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthyidae). VDA--Aktuell, 2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:YPV3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.