A species of catfish that prefer relatively slow-flowing areas of streams and ponds, where they swim in schools at the bottom. They use the whiskers protruding from their faces to sift through the dirt to find organic material and microbes on which to feed.
- Scientific Name
- Corydoras aeneus
- Classification
- Order: Siluriformes, Family: Callichthyidae
- Habitat
- Amazon basin
