Members of the South American Corydoras genus are freshwater temperate and tropical catfish in the armored catfish family (Corydoradinae subfamily), and are commonly referred to as cory catfish, cory cats, or simply corys. Taxonomy The name Corydoras's derived from the Greek kory (helmet) and doras (skin). Corydoras's by far the largest genus of Neotropical fishes with over 142 species. The C. barbatus, C. macropterus, and C. prionotos have been reclassified into the genus Scleromystax. Brochi… (More on Corydoras)