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| Scientific Name | Scleromystax macropterus (Regan, 1913) |
| Common Names | Hi Fin Peppered Cory Antennepansermalle, Antennepansermalle, Antennepansermalle (Denmark), Bigfin Cory, Sailfin Cory |
| Type Locality | Paranaguá, 25°32'S, 48°36'W, Paraná, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Corydoras bertoni, Corydoras macropterus |
| Pronunciation | ss KLER oh muss tax |
| Etymology | Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache. Named after the genus Callichthys, which refers to the armour plates (Callum = hard skin; ichthys = fish) found in all members of this family. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 87mm or 3.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Santa Catarina State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sao Paulo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sao Paulo State Rivers, Itanhaém, Preto (SP, Itanhaém) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 5.4 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 16.0-20.0°C or 60.8-68°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires cooler water but can be kept reasonably warm if water is well aerated - this is not recommended for long periods of time. Tolerant of high pH if acclimated gradually. |
| 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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 11 (no. 62), pp 232. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 8 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. macropterus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up S. macropterus on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. macropterus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. macropterus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.312.164 | |
| Last Update | Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:03 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |