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Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma thanatos** (Tencatt, Ohara, Sousa & Britto, 2022)
Common Names	CW146, Kortfinnet Zebra-pansermalle (Denmark) Shortfinned Zebra Cory
Type Locality	Stream with unknown name, tributary to the rio Jamanxim, rio Tapajós basin, Novo Progresso Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 08°23'06"S, 55°19'43"W.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah
Etymology	The specific epithet "thanatos" refers to Thanatos (from the Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος, thánatos, which means "death"), the Greek god or personification of death, and the twin brother of Hypnos, the god/personification of sleep. The name alludes to the fact that although both C. thanatos and C. hypnos may exhibit some visual similarities (in colour pattern), they are completely different in other aspects (general morphology).
Species Information
Identification	Similar to C. hypnos but with a rounder convex head shape.
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	This species is found alongside, but not shoaling with, C. hypnos in nature.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Middle Tapajós, Jamanxim (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally, and close to mandatory, substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel or sharp sand. This will increase the risk of damage to the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle a group of these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 3): e220070, pp 4, Figs. 1-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2017 Dec 06 11:07)