/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/revelatum/1.jpg "Hoplisoma revelatum")
Fossil/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/revelatum/2.jpg "Hoplisoma revelatum")
Fossil
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| Scientific Name | Hoplisoma revelatum Cockerell, 1936 |
| Common Name | Fossil Cory |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras revelatus |
| Pronunciation | hop lee so mah |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | This is the only known fossil species of Corydoras. |
| 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. |
| General Remarks | It is estimated that this specimen is around 58 million years old. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Found only at Bajo San José Lower Section, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | As a fossil species it is best to allow long periods between feedings. User data. |
| Furniture | This is a fossil species; it's best kept in a dry location away from abrasive materials and corrosive chemicals with the occasional dusting. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding | Known only from the fossil record, no breeding information available or indeed useful for the aquarist. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | T. D. A. Cockerell. 1936. The Fauna of the Sunchal (or Margas Verdes) formation, Northern Argentina. American Museum Novitates 886:1-9 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1580.2259 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Jun 13 11:03 (species record created: 2009 May 02 00:18) |