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Scientific Name	**Osteogaster rabauti** (LaMonte, 1941)
Common Names	Rabaut's Cory Panzerwels/Corydoras - Catfish (Germany), Rusty Cory
Type Locality	A tributary of Amazon River, 7 days by river boat from manaus, 3°06'S, 60°00'W, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Corydoras myersi
Pronunciation	os tee oh gas terr - rah BOAT eye
Etymology	Named to honour Mr. Auguste Rabaut.
Species Information
Size	50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	C.rabauti is quite a chunky fish and in good condition is a deep rust colour with well coloured fins and spines.There is a broad dark line that bends downwards at the caudal peduncle and there is a faint hint of it extending onto the caudal fin, this same line can have a slight shine in good light but never as much as C. zygatus with which it is often confused.
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	Active during the day and, for a Cory, not shy.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon, Solimões, and Negro River basins. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	23.0-25.0°C or 73.4-77°F (Show species within this range)
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 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. 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 these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Has been bred in captivity. Spawns in clumps near the water line usually on the glass or on floating plants,some eggs have even been seen placed just above the water line.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 26 (pt 1, no. 2), pp 5.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)