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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 9) weitzmani  Nijssen, 1971
Common Names Twosaddle Corydoras
Weitzmans Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Río Vilcanota system at Cuzco, 13°32'S, 71°57'W, Cuzco State, Peru.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage nine).
Etymology . Named to honour Dr. Stanley Weitzman.
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Size 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Fairly unique in that it has a light brown body with three dark markings, one over the eye, one under/into the dorsal and one at the end of the caudal peduncle. The exact shape of the spots varies somewhat from one fish to another.
Sexing Females fuller bodied and slightly larger than males.
General Remarks The type locality information recorded for this species is inaccurate. It was collected in the sixties by Paolini in his many expeditions in the area and vaguely recorded as from "near the Cord. Vilanota". The 1971 description from his preserved material made the final leap to the incorrect locale. It was not until Belinda and Lance Peck found the species again in 2003 that imports to the aquarium trade started. Those imports come from the Rio Araza in the Madre del Dios river system in Southern Peru.
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Distribution South America: western Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
pH 6.0 - 8.0
Temperature 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters dh 2-25.
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Compatibility Comaptible with all but the tiniest of fry, and as long as they are not considered "food" in themselves.
Suggested Tankmates Ideal tankmates are small to medium tetras. Possibly also dwarf cichlids such as Apistogramma or Mikrogeophagus.
Breeding Has been bred in the aquarium and appears to be both reasonably easy and predictable in its spawning behaviour.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Beaufortia v. 19 (no. 250), pp 91, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 22 04:14 (species record created: 2005 Apr 23 00:00)