Male
Male
Female carring eggs in pelvic fins
Eggs on glass
Laying eggs
Pair spawning
Adult male
Video
Close-up of body armour scutes
Juvenile
Close-up of head
Close-up of dorsal fin
Close-up of caudal fin
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| Scientific Name | Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
| Common Names | Bearded Cory Banded Corydoras, Bearded Catfish, Bearded Corydoras, Checkerboard Cory, Filigree Cory, Skægget Pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Fazenda da Japuhyba near Angra dos Reis, 22°59'S, 44°17'W, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Synonym(s) | Callichthys barbatus, Corydoras barbatus, Corydoras eigenmanni |
| Pronunciation | ss KLER oh muss tax |
| Etymology | Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache. Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 98mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná), Verde (Paraná), Capivari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Guapi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Inbomirim (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 5.5 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 16.0-25.5°C or 60.8-77.9°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | The water chemistry isn't too critical for this species except if you intend to attempt breeding them (see below). Despite coming from a tropical zone, this species has a more involved relationship with temperature than one might expect given its origin. Temperature is important in at least how it affects dissolved oxygen levels. This fish will tolerate low temperatures at least for a few months (55°F/13°C) and should not be kept above 77°F/25°C in either well stocked or poorly oxygenated tanks. Ideally, keep the fish in the 68 - 76°F/20-24°C, a range that within which the species will breed. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
| Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Voyage autour du monde, pp 234. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 9 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. barbatus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up S. barbatus on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. barbatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. barbatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.312.26 | |
| Last Update | Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:03 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |