Callichthyidae

Peppered cory

Hoplisoma paleatum

Six Point Six Centimeters Callichthyid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hoplisoma paleatum, the blue leopard corydoras, mottled corydoras or peppered catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. This catfish is found in southeastern South America.