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Scientific Name Hoplisoma urucu  (Britto, Wosiacki & Montag, 2009)
Common Names Urucu Cory
Urucu-buepansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Coari, Igarapé da Onça, Rio Urucu basin, tributary of Lago Coari, Rio Solimões system, 4°52'09.12"S, 65°18'03.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Pronunciation hop lee so mah
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Identification Very similar to C020.
Sexing Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature.
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Distribution

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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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.
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Reference Copeia 2009 (no. 4), pp 684, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2024 Oct 21 09:28 (species record created: 2016 Oct 28 13:49)