Found in the same waters as
Corydoras
pastazensis. 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. (CW164) has been kept in Lineage 1 and has
the same 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:
CW164
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Callichthyidae
Distribution:
South America:
Ecuador, Pastaza, Chicherota near the mouth of the
Río Bobonaza, a tributary of the Río
Pastaza, itself a tributary of the Rio Marañón.
Size:
Male: 7.0 cm (2¾ins)
Female: 7.5cm (3ins)
Temp:
22-26°C (71-79°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. www.corydorasworld.com
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