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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.
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Size 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks The first catfish described in the new millennium.
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Distribution South America: Guaporé River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference VDA--aktuell 1/2000, pp 74, 2 figs.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 01:53 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)