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Scientific Name | Corydoras cortesi Castro, 1987 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Río Arauca near Arauca, Intendencia de Arauca, 7°03'N, 70°46'W, Colombia. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage one). |
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. |
Species Information | |
Identification | Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. |
Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Arauca (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablets, granules and flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm, Daphnia and tubifex are readily accepted. User data. |
Furniture | Shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required. Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. |
Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Boletin Ecotrópica. No. 16, pp31, Figs. 1, 3a; Pl. 3 (fig. 1). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2019 Jul 16 19:03 (species record created: 2010 Dec 30 02:12) |