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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) bifasciatus  Nijssen, 1972
Common Names Two-stripe Cory
Tostribet Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Creek at left bank of Rio Cururu, tributary of upper River Tapajós near Maloca do Conzale, about 7°45'S, 58°00'W, Pará State, Brazil.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade four). - bi-fass-ee-a-tus
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. Bi- meaning two, fasciatus meaning stripe or line, in reference to the two black lines.
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Size 52mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Lower Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Upper Tapajós, Cururu (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Netherlands Journal of Zoology v. 21 (no. 4), pp 420, Fig. 4.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 05 06:46 (species record created: 2011 May 29 08:41)