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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 4) paucerna  Knaack, 2004
Common Names Cuddly Cory
Nusset Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Río Paragua, río Itenez system, Provincia J.M. Velasco, Departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 13°34.384'S, 62°03.067'W.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage four).
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. 
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Size 36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Bolivia.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 54, pp57, Figs. 1-5.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 05:00 (species record created: 2009 Sep 08 13:00)