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Corydoras sp. (C109)

Image contributors to this species:

Hans-Georg Evers (1) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2)

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Relevant Information:

This long-snouted species was found as a contaminant amongst imports of Hoplisoma julii. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 1 the "saddle-nosed" species and when there is a revision and a description 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 sp. (C109) 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. Remarks: C109 is a colour form of Corydoras acutus.

Common Name:

C109

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Belém.

Size:

Male: 6.0cm (2½ins) Female: 6.5cm (2¾ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

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 384 p.

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Corydoras sp. (C109)

Corydoras sp. (C109)

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