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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 7) cf. aeneus  Gill, 1858
Common Name
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage seven).
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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Identification See Corydoras aeneus.
Sexing Males are smaller and slimmer. Females grow larger and are much wider which can most easily be observed from above.
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Furniture Substrate should be fine sand, bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim.
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2019 Jul 17 21:31 (species record created: 2001 Nov 06 00:00)