| Scientific Name | Corydoras caudimaculatus Rössel, 1961 |
| Common Name(s) | Tail Spot Cory |
| Type Locality | Main stream of upper Rio Guaporé, Rondônia, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - caw dee mack ewe LATT uss |
| Etymology | Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. This specific epithet refers to its tail(caudus=tail) spot(maculatus=stained or spotted). |
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