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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 6) micracanthus  Regan, 1912
Common Names Andes Cory
Andes-pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Salta [Lesser, Bermejo River basin], 24°46'S, 65°28'W, Argentina [probably 24°40'39.50"S, 65°28'32.64"W].
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage six).
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 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: western tributaries of Paraná River in Salta, Argentina.
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo, Upper Bermejo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo, Upper Bermejo, Itau (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 56), pp 211.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 03:22 (species record created: 2010 Jun 27 04:26)