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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 2) difluviatilis  Britto & Castro, 2002
Common Names Sparano Cory
Flodpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Córrego Paulicéia, tributary of rio Pardo, rio Paraná system, 21°38'S, 47°38'W, Gleba Pé-do-Gigante, Parque Estadual de Vassununga, Mun. de Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade two).
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. This specific epithet literally means from two(di=two) rivers(fluviatalis=from the river).
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Size 47mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Brazil.
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
São Francisco, Upper São Francisco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Parana basin), Uberaba (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 Copeia 2002 (no. 4), pp 1007, Figs. 1-3.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 05:45 (species record created: 2002 Mar 07 00:00)