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Scientific Name Corydoras (lineage 9) esperanzae  Castro, 1987
Common Names Orocue Cory
Orocue-pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Río Meta, Caño Orocue at Orocue, Colombia, 4°49'N, 71°20'W.
Pronunciation kor ee doh rass (lineage nine).
Etymology
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Size 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Meta River basin, Colombia
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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Breeding This species has been bred in captivity, the breeding reports here are may include reports for the closely related (but not Brazilian) Corydoras trilineatus.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Boletin Ecotrópica. No. 16, pp34, Figs. 2- 3b; Pl. 4 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2023 Aug 06 07:20 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 15:08)