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Scientific Name	**Scleromystax prionotos** (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980)
Common Names	Coast Cory Kystpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Linhares, 19°22'S, 40°04'W, Lagoa Juparaná, Rio Doce system, Espírito Santo State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Corydoras prionotos, Corydoras prionotus
Pronunciation	ss KLER oh muss tax - pry oh NOT ohss
Etymology	Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache. This specific epithet refers to the jagged (prionotos=jagged, serrated) border of its pectoral fin spine.
Species Information
Size	53mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to São Paulo. Espirito Santo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sao Paulo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°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 the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Beaufortia v. 30 (no. 1), pp 5, Figs. 6-7
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00)