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Corydoras treitlii Steindachner, 1906

Image contributors to this species:

Ian Fuller (1) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1) Alan Pinkerton (1) Haakon Haagensen (1) Zierfisch Zentrum Austria (1)

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Relevant Information:

Similar to C. stenocephalus from Rondônia. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 1, and 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 treitlii 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. Etymology: The specific name treitlii: Patronym not identified, probably in honour of Josef Treitl (1804–1895), Austrian bank and hospital director who bequeathed a large sum of money to the Austrian Academy of Sciences, where Steindachner worked. Remarks: The coded species CW017 is a colour form of C. treitlii.

Common Name:

Longsnout Corydoras

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Maranhão, creek into Rio Parnaíba near Alto Parnaiba.

Size:

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

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°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.
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers, H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384p.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Corydoras treitlii
Female

Corydoras treitlii

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