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Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 7) hephaestus Ohara, Tencatt & Britto, 2016 |
Common Name | Fireball Cory |
Type Locality | Tributary of Igarapé Piracolina, near road BR-364, upper Rio Machado, Rio Madeira basin, Vilhena, Rondônia State, Brazil, 12°48'56''S, 60°06'37''W, elevation 585 meters. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage seven). |
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. |
Species Information | |
Sexing | Males are smaller and slimmer. Females grow larger and are much wider which can most easily be observed from above. |
Habitat Information | |
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IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Furniture | Substrate should be fine sand, bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Zootaxa 4170 (no. 3), pp 540, Figs. 1-6. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2019 Jul 19 04:11 (species record created: 2016 Sep 25 21:49) |