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Bandit cory

Corydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914

Status not recordedbony fish

The bandit cory (Corydoras metae) is a species in the family Callichthyidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the bandit cory

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bandit cory live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bandit cory as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bandit cory endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bandit cory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyCallichthyidae
  6. genusCorydoras
  7. SpeciesCorydoras metae Eigenmann, 1914

Synonyms Hoplisoma metae

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Masked coryEnglish
  • Kirysek kolumbijskiPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bandit cory

Other species in the same genus Corydoras.

Panda

Corydoras panda

CallichthyidaeNo free photo yet

Dwarf cory

Corydoras habrosus

CallichthyidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the bandit cory an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bandit cory as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the bandit cory?

The bandit cory (Corydoras metae) belongs to the family Callichthyidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bandit cory (Corydoras metae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandit-cory

MLA

“Bandit cory (Corydoras metae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandit-cory.

BibTeX
@misc{bandit_cory_2026,
  title = {Bandit cory (Corydoras metae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandit-cory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}