Is Corydoras barbatus a Scleromystax?
The species Corydoras barbatus ‘I & II’, C. prionotus, and C. macropterus were assigned to Scleromystax, with S. barbatus the type species. S. salmacis Britto & Reis, 2005 subsequently became the fourth species in the genus.
What is the meaning of Scleromystax?
Scleromystax: from the Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós), meaning ‘hard’, and μύσταξ (mústaks), meaning ‘upper lip’. barbatus: from the Latin barbatus, meaning ‘bearded’. Occurs in tributaries of the coastal rios Guapi, Capivari, and Inbomirim in south-eastern Brazil, between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina.
Is there a Scleromystax in neotropical ichthyology?
Britto, M. R. and R. E. Reis, 2005 – Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (4): 481-488 A new Scleromystax species (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from coastal rivers of southern Brazil.
What are the synapomorphies of the genus Scleromystax?
Britto (2003) defined the genus Scleromystax by five synapomorphies: anterior process of the frontal short (character 5); contact between the quadrate and metapterygoid by means of small interdigitation (character 33); first three branched dorsal-fin rays much longer than dorsal spine in males (character 56); expansion of the non-ossified portio…
What is the meaning of Callichthys barbatus?
Callichthys barbatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; Corydoras barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824); Corydoras eigenmanni Ihering, 1907; Corydoras kronei Miranda Ribeiro, 1907 Scleromystax: from the Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós), meaning ‘hard’, and μύσταξ (mústaks), meaning ‘upper lip’. barbatus: from the Latin barbatus, meaning ‘bearded’.
Is Corydoras + Brochis monophyly or paraphyletic?
Britto (2003) found overwhelming phylogenetic support for the monophyly of the subfamily, but rejected the paraphyletic standing of Corydoras + Brochis set out by Reis (1998).
What is a bearded Cory?
In the aquarium hobby it is also known as ‘bearded catfish’, ‘bearded cory’, ‘checkerboard cory’, and ‘filigree cory’.