Do corydoras have teeth?

amidala · Post by **amidala** » 10 Jul 2005, 13:56

Hi everyone,

We are intrigued by the way in which our corydoras munch on their pellets, and it's made us wonder - do they have teeth? Are they able to chew at all?

Thanks in advance!

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 11 Jul 2005, 09:58

I don't know the answer to your question as such, but I do know that fish without teeth can still "chew" things. Most fish have plates in their mouth that they use to crush foods. This is not quite the same type of biting that we do when we bite off a piece of banana or bread, but more like the crushing your back teeth does to a mouthfull of breakfast-cereals for example.

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Mats

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 13 Jul 2005, 01:18

No is my first thought! And second, come to think of it!

Cyprinds have pharyngeal teeth. Papers do exist with people claiming that some Corydoras have some form of pharyngeal (throat) teeth. I'd like to read these!

Graeme.