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Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 8 sub-clade 4) spectabilis Knaack, 1999 |
Common Names | Millennium Cory Showpansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Upper Rio Guaporé, in the area of Vila Bela, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage eight subclade 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. This specific epithet refers to its remarkably showy (spectabilis=showy, notable) appearance. |
Species Information | |
Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
General Remarks | The first catfish described in the new millennium. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Guaporé River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | VDA--aktuell 1/2000, pp 74, 2 figs. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2023 Aug 06 01:53 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |