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Dwarf corydoras
| Dwarf corydoras | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. hastatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras hastatus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
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The dwarf corydoras (Corydoras hastatus), dwarf catfish, tail spot pygmy catfish, or micro catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Amazon River and Paraguay River basins in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.[1] The specific epithet hastatus means with a spear, in reference to the spearhead-like spot on the tail root.
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