Similar toC.
serratus and
has proven to be a colour form of this species. 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
sp. (C038) 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:
A good quality flake food and tablet food for adults
with sporadic feedings of frozen or live food will
keep your Corydoras in good health.
Common
Name:
C038
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Brazil, uncertain origin but probably the upper Rio
Negro.
Size:
Male: 7.0cm (2¾ins)
Female: 7.5cm (3ins)
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. Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers.
2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish. Verlag A.C.S.
GmbH. 384p. Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers
(2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement
1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
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