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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 5) sp. (Cw064)   
Common Names CW064, Black Top Elegant Cory
Sortrygget Pansermalle (Denmark)
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. 
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Size 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Collected on the right bank (facing up river) of the Rio Marañon, swamp lake 1/4 mile inland from sand bank inlet.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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Last Update 2022 Feb 08 13:08 (species record created: 2011 Sep 10 12:37)