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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 5) bilineatus  Knaack, 2002
Common Names White Striped Cory
Hvidstribet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Chené, Santiesteban, Santa Cruz Dept., Bolivia
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage five).
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 refers to the specimen's two (bi=two) whitish lines (lineatus=line)that appear between black pigmented areas.
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Size 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Madeira River basin in Bolivia.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Aquaristik aktuell (Germany) 4/2002, pp 52, Figs.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 03:40 (species record created: 2002 Oct 12 00:00)