| Scientific Name | Corydoras trilineatus Cope, 1872 |
| Common Name(s) | Leopard Cory |
| Type Locality | Tributary of Río Ambyiacu, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras dubius, C. episcopi |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - try lin knee ah tuss |
| 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. From the Latin Tres meaning three and lineatus meaning 'of a line'. Alludes to the two pale and single black line running along the fishes body. |
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