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 is derived from the Greek kory (helmet) and doras (skin). Corydoras is by far the largest genus of neotropical fishes with over 142 species. Brochis had been differentiated from Corydoras due to the higher number of dorsal fin rays; however, Brochi… (More on Corydoras)