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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) ornatus  Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Common Names Ornate Cory
Udsmykket Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Rio Tapajós, 80 kilometers east of Jacareacanga, 6°09'S, 58°15'W, Brazil.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four). - orr NATT 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 literally means handsome (ornatus=handsome, splendid).
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Size 49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Lower Tapajós River basin in Brazil.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (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 2018.
Temperature 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 5 (no. 15), pp 126, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 06:36 (species record created: 2003 May 24 00:00)