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Hoplisoma cf. sanchesi

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The true Hoplisoma sanchesi comes from Surinam but this look-a-like species may come from Brazil. The one unusual feature of this Hoplisoma is that the males have an extended top caudal lobe, which you can just see on the male in the image. This is a feature, as far as I know, that is quite unique to the Corydoras/Hoplisoma genera and this alone should make it an interesting species to keep. Corydoras breeder and webmaster of corydorasworld.com, Ian Fuller, has bred this species and has notified me that this feature appears on the males on about the 10 week period, so if buying young fish you could very well get your pair, but even better, 2 males and one female. Lineage: Placed in Lineage 9, the "short-snouted" species with the designated type species: C. punctatus. A revision in the future would constitute the resurrection of the genus name Hoplisoma (Agassiz, 1846). As of the latest revision (Dias et al 2024) Corydoras sanchesi has now been placed in Lineage 9 and has the new genus name of Hoplisoma. Aquarium Care: This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be best housed with small to medium sized tankmates such as Tetras, Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes. Best to purchase 6 individuals or more as they will be happier in a group. 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: Possibly Brazil.

Size:

4.5cm (1¾ins)

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.
Ian A. M. Fuller & Hans-Georg Evers (2011). Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish Supplement 1. Ian Fuller Enterprises.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 20. Feb. 1998.
www.corydorasworld.com

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Hoplisoma cf. sanchesi

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