A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Tencatt, Luiz Fernando Caserta, Evers, Hans-Georg (2016): A new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology 14 (1), No. e 150019: 1-14, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150019, URL: dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20150019 A new species of Corydoras is described from the río Madre de Dios basin, Peru.

The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by presenting the following features: a longitudinal black stripe along midline of flank; mesethmoid short, with anterior portion poorly developed; serrations on posterior margin of pectoral spine directed towards the tip of the spine; dorsal fin with the region of the first branched ray, including membrane, with concentration of black pigmentation, the remaining areas with irregular black blotches; absence of a vertically elongated black blotch across the eyes; conspicuously rounded moderately-developed black spots on the snout; and ventral expansion of infraorbital 1 moderately developed.