Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish

Hans-Georg Evers ist Chefredakteur der Zeitschrift AMAZONAS. Von Kindesbeinen an leidenschaftlicher Aquarianer und viel diskutierter Autor von Büchern und Artikeln.Als Reisender in Sachen Aquaristik ist er vor allem in Süd- und Mittelamerika viel herumgekommen, aber auch Asien, Neuguinea und Australien wurden schon von ihm heimgesucht. Schon mehr als 250 Arten von Aquarienfischen konnte er nachzüchten, viele zum ersten Mal.

The intention within the pages of this book is to try and alleviate many of the identification problems which abound within the family Corydoradinae. This book is divided into six sections. The first four deal with specific groups of described species; Aspidoras (19 species), Brochis (3 species), Corydoras (150 species) and Scleromystax (5 species). The fifth section deals with the large group of undescribed species that have been categorised into a group known as C-numbers (145 C-numbers). This section has no scientific credence but was originally devised as a method of recognition for aquarists. The sixth and final section is for those species that fall into no-man's land; they are mainly one-off contaminants, or small groups of specimens that have arrived into the hobby with their place of origin unknown, making it almost impossible to check their true identity with any accuracy. Each species is illustrated and has a size reference indicating firstly the size of the largest specimen from the original collection, and, secondly, the sizes that both males and females would be expected to reach under aquarium conditions. These sizes are based on judging standards and many years' experience of keeping these wonderful little fishes.

This book has been produced by Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers, in an attempt to remove much of the confusion within the hobby today when it comes to the identification of these wonderful little fishes.It covers all the known species of Corydoradinae Catfish, Aspidoras, Brochis, Corydoras, Scleromystax and C-Numbers and gives the type locality, Etymology, Size and appropriate remarks for each species.