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Corydoras simulatus Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Chris Ralph (1) Mark Goh (1) Enrico Richter (1) Haakon Haagensen (1) Chistian Dresel (2) Steven Milne (1)

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Named because of its similarity to the lineage 9 species Hoplisoma metae, and coming from the same locality. C. simulatus is one of only four species that posses a third pair of rictal barbels, C. septentrionalis, C. geoffroy and C. amapaensis are the other three. These extra barbels are short and not that easy to see unless the fish is stationary. There are two different forms in the hobby, one with black dorsal markings and a plain body and the other with a black blotch to the body. Similar looking to C. cortesi. Sometimes imported with the exporters name of C."Olga" (also C. septentrionalis). Lineage: A "Saddle nosed" species which would place it in Lineage 1. When there is a revision they will stay as Corydoras (Lacépède, 1803) with the type species of C. geoffroy La Cépède, 1803. As of the latest update (Dias et al 2024), Corydoras simulatus has been placed in Lineage 1 and has retained the genus name of Corydoras. Aquarium Care: As this is one of the longer snouted species it will be well suited to most community tanks. A well planted tank with a soft substrate such as sand so they can bury their snouts while searching out food. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and a good quality flake.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Colombia; Rio Ocoa, Rio Manacacias, tributary of the Rio Meta near Puerto Gaitau.

Size:

Male: 6.5cm (2½ins) Female: 7.0cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

22-27°C (71-81°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.

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Corydoras simulatus

Corydoras simulatus

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