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Scientific Name	**Corydoras (lineage 7) schultzei** Holly, 1940
Common Names	Peru Gold Stripe Cory "venezuela" Black Cory, Black Schultzei, Gold Flash Cory, Schultzs Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Aquarium specimen (said to be from very small water-courses of the Amazon).
Pronunciation	kor ee doh rass (lineage seven). - sch ult zee eye
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. Specifically named for Otto Schultz.
Species Information
Identification	Corydoras schultzei is usually considered a synonym of Corydoras aeneus. However, there is a school of thought that holds the opinion that Corydoras aeneus should be restricted to the holotype form which is from the island of Trinidad and specifically is not as elongate as C. schultzi. Somewhere across the huge geographic range of "continental" Corydoras aeneus and amongst its several geographic variations, which are really quite different shapes and sizes, sees the species featured here. If for no other reason than to prevent captive hybridisation and indeed to help separate the other forms, the junior synonym is used here as a species in its own right. The black colour form was produced by German aquarists in the '90s and is, confusingly, often marketed as Corydoras sp. "VENEZUELA BLACK". This black colour form does not occur in the wild, has nothing to do with the country of Venezuela or the separate species, Corydoras venezuelanus.
General Remarks	There is a thought the confusion with Corydoras venezuelanus happened due to this thread which is the first use of the term not long after the forum went live, however, the name was being used in wholesale lists well before this point. The earliest record being a list from 2001 Czech wholesaler Milan Ullman.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Imported from Peru.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Suggested Tankmates	Keep in a shoal of at least 6 individuals - a good first catfish for a beginner's community aquarium - especially the black form which is captive raised.
Breeding	Has been bred in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 77, pp111.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2021 May 22 04:23 (species record created: 2001 Apr 19 00:00)