Corydoras virginiae explained

Corydoras virginiae, the Miguelito cory, is a species of armored catfish from the family Callichthyidae, found commonly in Peru.^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Virginia Schwartz, the wife of aquarium-fish exporter Adolfo Schwartz who collected the type specimen.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corydoras virginiae summary page. FishBase. 9 May 2019.
2. Web site: Procamallanus Spirocamallanus pintoi Kohn and Fernandes 1988 Nematoda Camallanidae infecting species of Callichthyidae from the Peruvian Amazon. www.researchgate.net. 9 May 2019.
3. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE . 17 November 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.