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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 9) loxozonus  Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
Common Names Dirty Bandit Cory
Plettet Banditpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Meta, Lomalinda near Río Ariari, trib. to Río Guaviare, southeast of Villavicencio, Colombia.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage nine). - locks oh ZONE uss
Etymology . This specific epithet refers to the slanting (loxos=slanting) belt (zona=belt) of dark colour along its body.
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Size 49mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification C079 is a variant that does not have the black diagonal stripe along the back.
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Distribution South America: Meta River basin in Colombia.
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Upper Guaviare, Ariari (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature 21.0-24.0°C or 69.8-75.2°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 Beaufortia v. 33 (no. 5), pp 67, Fig. 12.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 07:05 (species record created: 2002 Jan 14 00:00)